THE MAGAZINE FOR LINFIELD COLLEGE | FALL 2019 | VOL. 16, NO. 1 Firsts and lasts A View from Melrose Being first is never easy. It takes courage to step toward the unknown and tenacity to find the way forward. Some know this better than others – for example, our students who are DEPARTMENTS the first in their families to attend college. 3 A View from Melrose That takes guts. 4 Letters In these pages, Pulitzer prize-winning The Linfield launch pad 5 Linfield Digest author Tom Hallman Jr. tells the story of Linfield’s increasing number of first-generation students and the life-changing voices that have shown them 30 Worth 1,000 Words y father dropped out of high school in ninth are successful and position them for life after Linfield. what’s possible. That’s what the new Linfield First program, introduced this 42 ‘Cat Tracks grade. My mother graduated from Simon Gratz Gerardo Ochoa, special assistant to the president, has worked fall, is all about. It provides navigators, mentors and a community to change 50 Alumni Notes High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Soon hard along with others to make sure we have the infrastruc- the trajectory for someone who has no idea of what the future might hold. after graduation, however, she married my father ture at Linfield to allow first-generation students to live up People who offer a hand, who show a path. Read more about our amazing Mand gave birth to the first of four sons. Any path to higher to their potential. FEATURES students and the program in these pages. education was effectively cut off to my parents, as they worked In these pages, you will read about our new (and wildly 8 Family first While this issue is looking at firsts, it will also be my last as editor. I’m retiring hard to take care of and support a growing family. successful) Linfield First program, about alumni who were 20 Human-powered programming in the new year after more than 24 years at Linfield. Certainly, change has Despite the challenges they faced – or because of them – first generation and are now giving back, and about ways 26 Remembering Tiananmen Square been the constant over two decades. Early on, I saw the McMinnville campus my parents viewed education as transformative. Not that their you, too, can help. Linfield is a launch pad, rocketing students double in size with the addition of the Hewlett-Packard property. We’ve added 32 Custom medicine lack of formal schooling made them uneducated. My father, toward futures they and their families might not have majors and programs, an arts complex, a new library. Last year, we acquired 34 A century on stage in particular, read and found deep meaning in the writings imagined possible. Each one of us provides a little bit of the a campus in Portland and we are contemplating a change to university status. 38 Bringing the spirit of W. E. B. DuBois, Carter G. Woodson and Booker T. Wash- fuel, and I thank you for it. I leave this college, a second family of sorts, with the warmest of memories 46 Science meets sport ington, to name a few. But my parents made it a point to tell and great excitement for what’s to come. And I look forward to reading future – Miles K. Davis, President 58 World-class winemaker us regularly about the ability of education to lift a person out issues of Linfield Magazine along with all of you. In the meantime, as of poverty and position him or her to have an impact in the always, we welcome your thoughts and conversation. community. They shared books with my siblings and me that Happy reading. reinforced the idea that we could be more than what society – Laura Davis, editor Linfield Magazine defined us as, especially if we pursued higher education. is published by Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon Now that I am president of Linfield College, I want to Fall 2019 Vol. 16, No. 1 make sure we offer the same opportunities for economic Editor Jeffrey Martin mobility, transformative education and social uplift. We are Laura Davis Travis McGuire actively engaged in outreach to first-generation students, Creative Director Kristine Oller ’93 and in this issue of Linfield Magazine you will hear some Liam Pickhardt ’20 Mission statement: Linfield Magazine tells bold, ambitious and entertaining stories of Linfield College. It strives Candido Salinas III of their stories. Catherine Reinke to explore pressing topics, in undergraduate education and the world, and inspire active participation in the Linfield Photography However, the stories you read here are only the beginning. Kristie (Patterson) Rickerd ’97 community by covering the people, places, teams, events, successes and challenges that make up the life of the Kevin Day It is one thing to reach out and bring students into Linfield; Tyrone Marshall President college. The magazine is published twice annually for alumni, students, faculty and friends of the college by it is another to offer support and services that make sure they Miles K. Davis Liam Pickhardt ’20 the Office of Communications and Marketing. Rusty Rae ’68 Vice President Timothy D. Sofranko for Institutional Scott Strazzante Advancement John N. McKeegan Contributors FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed Kelly Bird Director of forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. Both President Miles K. Davis, right, and wife Naomi Pitcock, visiting Communications Kevin Curry ’92 and Marketing associate professor of nursing, are mentors in the Linfield First Laura Davis Scott Bernard Nelson ’94 Miles K. Davis program. Davis earned a Ph.D. from George Washington University. Director of Constituent Alexandra Feller ’21 Pitcock earned a D.N.P. from the University of Virginia. Engagement Leonard Finkelman Follow Linfield College on social media Joni Claypool ’06 Tom Hallman Jr. Douglas W. Lee

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Linfield Board requests mutations affect chemotherapy treat- In addition, Zippia, a Califor- ments. Andrew Baggett, assistant nia-based website helping people find university proposal professor of chemistry, will study a new employment, recently released its list way to stop or slow the spread of certain of the 10 best colleges in Oregon for job The Linfield Board of Trustees took kinds of cancer in the body. placement after graduation, and Linfield Thank you for “Forced to leave” (Spring citizen. She returned to WJC, graduating in 1965. a preliminary vote Nov. 9 asking college Further, the National Science claimed the top two spots. The School 2019), the story of Linfield Japanese-Ameri- Wakai was a welfare caseworker in Liberty with the state leaders to create a plan to change Foundation-Improving Undergraduate of Nursing and the McMinnville campus can student Mitsue (Endow) Salador ’45, of Missouri Dept. of Public Health & Welfare. Later, she moved Linfield College into Linfield University. STEM Education grant, featuring a ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. a U.S. citizen born in Oregon. back to Honolulu, where she died in 1975. When named Hawaii’s After reviewing the plan, the Board will budget of $1.99 million over five years, After World War II started in 1941, “Mother of the Year” in 1960, Wakai’s mother proudly noted her vote at a later date on whether to make began Oct. 1. Catherine Reinke, asso- Oregonian Japanese-Americans, including daughter’s government job and sons’ occupations: minister, two the change. ciate professor of biology at Linfield, A task force, led by David C. Hauge- Salador, and Japanese nationals were incarcerated in the Port- dentists, physician, research scientist and bank supervisor. co-authored the successful proposal to berg, Linfield trustee, and consisting land Assembly Center, a detention camp that had been a livestock Some brothers were in mainland internment camps before land the grant for the Genomics of trustees, faculty, staff and alumni is exposition facility. Salador and another Linfield student,Mary serving in the U.S. Army during the war. Education Partnership, a collective of drafting the plan. Kazuyo Wakai ’43, left, were incarcerated at the camp. I appreciate Mitsue (Endow) Salador and a member of 100-plus schools that introduces and If the change is ultimately approved, Wakai, a brother and parents moved from Japan, where all the Wakai family for reviewing this letter. supports research opportunities for President Miles K. Davis said Linfield were born, to Hawaii in 1921. Five other brothers – all named for – Tim Marsh ’70 students and faculty at diverse and will remain a small, intimate, high-qual- U.S. presidents – were Hawaii born. Her parents founded the Unit- underrepresented institutions. ity institution with a core foundation ed Church of Christ in Kapa’a, Kauai, in Hawaii, where her father in the liberal arts. Yet it would be able was the first pastor. Writing just to tell you I have really been enjoying the to expand by having more schools and College standings Her father died in 1936 and the Wakai family moved to Linfield Magazine of late. The spring issue, starting with the colleges within the university, starting favor Linfield Honolulu, where she graduated from McKinley High School in enigmatic cover photo of Dr. Davis, is a good sustained read. with nursing and business, the majors of 1937. She was a University of Hawaii economics and business The historic material is interesting. I’ll have to ask my dad, 65 percent of Linfield students. The uni- Linfield earned praise in a number major before transferring to Linfield, where she was a member of Don Rea ’49, if he knew Bruce Stewart ’49. Also, the article on versity would also offer master’s degrees, of college rankings this fall. For the fourth consecutive year, Delta Rho Delta service group. Mitsue Endow Salador was a treat: I happen to know members meaning more students could stay at Entrepreneur-in- Due to the war, Salador and Wakai were forced to leave of her family. An enlightening piece. Linfield to continue their studies. Linfield is No. 1 among Pacific North- west liberal arts colleges when it comes Linfield. Both transferred to William Jewell College (WJC) in I learned a great word and fascinating historic culture Davis said the switch would make residence named to “Best Ethnic Diversity,” according to Liberty, Missouri. Before becoming a WJC student, Wakai was note – “Campustry.” Never heard or read it, and twice it was used. Linfield more attractive to international Jazz musician and business exec- students, as many languages don’t have the 2020 U.S. News and World Report. imprisoned in Minidoka Internment Camp, Hunt, Idaho, where I appreciate learning a new thing. utive Marcus Johnson is serving as an a direct translation for “college,” yet do Linfield was also named a top she was a Girl Scout leader and recreation staff member in charge Thanks and keep up the good work. entrepreneur-in-residence at Linfield for “university.” Oregon college for adult learners of music. At WJC she was a sociology major and a Glee Club/Chap- this academic year. Johnson’s mission – Kirby Neumann-Rea ’80 A fall survey of Linfield alumni by Washington Monthly and the No. 1 el Choir member. Leaving the college, she was a Chicago regional is to help students, faculty and staff overwhelmingly supports changing from liberal arts college in Oregon by government secretary. In 1962, she became a naturalized U.S. become the “CEOs of themselves and a college to a university. Money magazine.

Science programs receive Correction grants from Murdock, NSF Linfield Magazine listed an incorrect surname when referring to Roberta Letters and address changes: We welcome your thoughts. Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and should include (Schmalz) Campbell ’49 in the Editor’s Note of the Spring 2019 issue. Camp- name, address, email address and telephone number. Two Linfield science professors re- cently received grants totaling $120,000 bell lived in President Harry Dillin’s personal residence when WWII veterans Linfield Magazine, 900 SE Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128-6894 from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust returned and housing was in short supply. Her memories were captured in Email: [email protected] | linfield.edu/magazine to support cancer therapy research. an oral history project, “World War II as Experience and Memory.” We regret Sreerupa Ray, assistant professor of the error. biology, will research whether gene

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potentially the CEOs of our communities,” in Linfield’s core curriculum, preparing and Morris Glicksman chair in political he says. students for professional opportunities science at Linfield. Johnson, an expert in marketing and/or graduate studies. The book has been featured in The and branding who holds an MBA and The college also approved a data New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, a law degree, has worked in the wine, science minor, language proficiency cer- The Washington Post and The Philadelphia music and publishing industries. He tificates and graduate ESOL endorsement Inquirer, among others. In addition, Buc- is guest lecturing and hosting clinics in education as areas of focus. cola has given numerous talks and book for students to explore ideas and draft In 2018, Linfield added majors readings across the country, including an business plans. While Johnson has in wine studies, sport management, interview with writer Jonathan Rauch and worked with other universities, Linfield global cultural studies, and law, rights an appearance on PBS NewsHour. is the first college to host him as a and justice, as well as an engineering Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of The resource for the entire school. concentration. View, included it as one of “Whoopi’s Favorite Things” in November, giving a Two new majors added Buccola book one of copy to every audience member. linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos Two majors, a minor and two new Whoopi’s favorite things areas of focus were introduced this fall. Students now have the option to major Praise and recognition are rolling in Wine program expands in public health promotion and sec- for The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, ondary education, bringing Linfield’s William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate The Evenstad Center for Wine Educa- total number of majors to 50. The new Over Race in America, the latest book tion at Linfield continues to ripen on majors represent emerging fields based from Nicholas Buccola, the Elizabeth the vine.

Meet our newest class – Linfield’s incoming class is 37 percent larger this fall than it was a year ago, as 520 students began their quest Zion Armstrong, left, president of Adidas toward degrees. After a campus-wide recruiting effort, retention rose as well, to 84 percent from 79 percent. First-generation students North America, shared his personal and comprise 42 percent of the new class on the McMinnville campus. linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos professional story and offered students his perspective on the sports apparel In addition to offering both a ma- (ESA) in Angers, France, for the initia- admitted students will receive scholar- industry during an October visit to jor and minor in wine studies, Linfield tive. Students who complete the pro- ships ensuring they pay no more than Linfield’s McMinnville campus. In addition recently became a Wine & Spirit Edu- gram will receive a bachelor’s degree $12,000 in tuition for their first year. to giving a community talk, he met with cation Trust (WSET) approved program in wine studies rom Linfield and an Students from throughout the country provider. WSET provides level 1, 2, 3 international vintage master’s degree are eligible. The top 5 percent will be business and sport management students and 4 awards to more than 94,000 peo- from ESA. determined on or by March 20, based and faculty. ple worldwide every year, making it the on Linfield’s calculation of weighted global leader in wine-industry certifica- grade-point average. linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos tions. Linfield will begin offering level The Linfield Tuition To be considered for the Linfield 1 and 2 awards immediately, and plans Commitment Tuition Commitment, applicants to expand to level 3 and 4 later. must submit their applications no later Linfield is also the first U.S. col- A new initiative will enable than Feb. 1. Transfer students are lege with a five-year program leading high-achieving students to enjoy the ineligible. For more information, to both bachelor’s and master’s degrees small college experience at the cost of contact the Office of Admission at in wine studies. Linfield is teaming up a state school. [email protected]. with Ecole Superieure d’Agricuture The top 5 percent of Linfield’s

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by Tom Hallman Jr.

he voice that changes a life can come from anywhere: A distant relative, a high school counselor, a lifelong friend. Or, maybe, from a coach you only met that day. At Linfield this fall, 28 percent of Tall students and 42 percent of the incoming class at the McMinnville campus are “first gen,” a term describing students whose parents are not college graduates. Terrence Lewis ’23 is one of them. A standout high school athlete, Lewis had dreamed of playing professional football. Going into his senior year at Scappoose High School, he realized that was probably unrealistic. So, too, was the idea of going to college because he lacked, in any area of his life, role models. “My father left my mom before I was born,” he said. “When I was 2 years old, my mom died in an accident. My grandparents adopted me and I called them ‘mom’ and ‘dad.’ My grandma had dropped out of high school and my grandpa had a high school degree.” When Lewis was 7, on Christmas Day, his grand- father died. Terrence Lewis ‘23

“My grandmother would be so proud. Going to college was something

I never thought would happen to me.” – Terrence Lewis ’23

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 8 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 9 nity to change the trajectory of their family’s history. It happened to me.” “Not all students are ready to embrace their identity. Some don’t tell their Ochoa was born in Mexico to parents with elementa- peers. At Linfield, we’re working to create an environment where first-gen ry-school educations. His father, who left school in the sixth grade to help support his family, so valued education that he students don’t feel isolated.” later returned, at age 18, to that same sixth-grade classroom because there was no night school for adults. – Gerardo Ochoa, director of community relations and special assistant to the president “For a year, my father was in a class with 11-year-olds,” said Ochoa. “His friends ridiculed him, but he stuck with it.” Ochoa’s parents ultimately immigrated to Hood River, and their son was the first to not only graduate high school “My grandmother raised me,” he said. Then, “she process. I was eventually admitted to Drake University, a and college, but also earn a master’s degree. developed cancer and died when I was 14. I was left with no small private school in Des Moines, Iowa. My parents told “Whenever classes were tough for me, I thought of my one to raise me through high school.” me to meet with my advisor to build a relationship, and gave father,” he said. “If he could persevere, what was my excuse?” His 25-year-old sister, with only a high school diploma me advice about what college was going to be like. Ochoa’s wife is also a first-gen college graduate. herself, moved back to Scappoose to care for her brother. Four years later, in 1977, I graduated with a bachelor’s “With our daughter, it was not if she goes to college but Lewis, a good student, had no sense of direction until the degree in journalism. where,” Ochoa said. “She heard that message all her life.” day a Linfield recruiter showed up and offered him a spot on I worked for a magazine in New York City and then She listened. She, too, now has a college degree and is the football team. returned to Oregon. I’m a senior reporter now at The Orego- preparing for graduate school. The voice that changes a life. nian. There for nearly 40 years, I’ve won every writing prize “He made me think about life after high school,” Lewis in the business, including the Pulitzer Prize. I’ve written for Brian Gustafson ‘00 *** said. “I remembered how my grandma had always wanted national magazines, lectured at storytelling conferences Brian Gustafson ’00 grew up in Clatskanie, a small me to go to college.” and authored four books. college, which can be a mystery, a first-gen student can focus Oregon town. His parents had high school diplomas. His Lewis learned the Linfield football team had a winning What would have happened to me had my parents on academics. mother did not work. His father was a shift worker at the history, and the college was home to an outstanding nursing not been college graduates and been able to help me find a “These students need to feel empowered.” paper mill. Their son was a good student, and his parents program. Lewis is now on the team, an offensive tackle wear- path to college where I, in a sense, reinvented myself? Clearly, First-gen students come from cities and small towns. encouraged him to go to college so he wouldn’t have to work ing No. 60, taking pre-nursing courses and excited for what I would have led a much different life. More importantly, Some have parents who immigrated. Some have families who with his hands. But they had no idea what that entailed. will happen on the field and in the classroom. I would have been unable to guide and encourage my two have lived in poverty. Others have parents who own a busi- “They knew nothing about the application process. “My grandmother would be so proud,” he said. “Going daughters, both of whom have college degrees. ness, but know nothing of college. What all first-gen students I started the process with a bit of ignorance. First-gen to college was something I never thought would happen to me.” First-gen students are not statistics, not part of a have in common is not having the ethos of what it means to students don’t think about taking classes to prepare for *** trendy talking point at institutions across the country. be a college student. Ochoa, who has worked at Linfield for the SAT, or getting help with the college essay. Honestly, To appreciate the heart of this story, you need context. They are, in every sense of the word, pioneers, navigating 15 years, said while many are proud to be first-gen students, I didn’t even know what to look for in a school.” Bored and unmotivated, I graduated high school near a world foreign to their immediate families. some carry a sense of shame about their backgrounds. The voice he heard was from a high school friend who the bottom of my senior class. But my parents, both college It’s not easy. “Not all students are ready to embrace their identity,” happened to be going to Linfield. That was good enough for graduates, had talked all my life about why higher education Linfield administrators are aware of all this. First-gen said Ochoa. “Some don’t tell their peers. At Linfield, we’re Gustafson. He applied, was accepted and the two young mattered. So, I applied to a couple of colleges. Reality hit students are assigned to mentoring groups composed of working to create an environment where first-gen students men became college roommates. when I got back the rejection letters. Sitting at the kitchen three other students, a faculty member, a staff member, a don’t feel isolated.” “His parents were college graduates and knew the ropes,” table, I told my parents it was too late to get serious and current student and an alumnus. The goal is to create The first year, he said, sets the tone. First-gen students Gustafson said. “I relied on them.” college was out of the question. My parents revealed their significant relationships with people who know Linfield and who make it through the initial year stay in school and gradu- Gustafson, now 41, said Linfield did not have designated own educational struggles and explained what they’d learned the reality of being a college student. ate at rates comparable to all students. programs for first-gen students at the time, and he had no idea about themselves in college. They were convinced there was With guidance, said Gerardo Ochoa, Linfield’s director “First-gen students bring incredible assets,” said Ochoa. others were dealing with the same issues he was. Colloquium, a college for me, and they’d help find it. of community relations and special assistant to the presi- “Grit and overcoming obstacles are life skills that will help a program for all freshmen, helped. Fifteen first-year students Together, we navigated the admission and financial aid dent, “instead of investing time learning the hidden rules of them thrive long after they graduate. They have the opportu- were assigned to a group with a professor and an upperclass-

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I never believed such a thing could be possible.” – Honorio Manuel-Perez

man, who both led discussions on how to study efficiently, Manuel-Perez was born in a small town in Mexico. manage time and build relationships with faculty members. His father died before he was born, and his mother and “Those,” Gustafson said, “are the things that can grandparents raised him. He left school after the sixth overwhelm a first-gen student.” grade, worked the fields and then made his way to Mexico His parents were proud when he graduated from Lin- City to work in a factory. In Mexico City, he met Martinez field. But they couldn’t understand why he then wanted to de Manuel. Her parents had separated when she was 6, go to law school. Gustafson had to explain that the goal was and her mother did not know how to read or write. not simply a job, but a career that mattered. He is now an “Even before we married, my husband and I talked attorney specializing in patent law. He works in San Francisco, about how we wanted our children to have better educational where he lives with his wife and their 4-year-old son. opportunities than we had,” she said. “It was a fluke I went to Linfield,” said Gustafson. After they married, her husband temporarily left the “If I hadn’t, I would have ended up on a very different path family in Mexico and came to the United States in 1988 both academically and career-wise.” to work the fields, sending money home and returning Gustafson has never forgotten his roots. He speaks to when the season ended. In 1996, the couple immigrated high school seniors in the Bay Area. He tells them how going to Woodburn, where they knew other families who had to Linfield changed his life and emphasizes that there is a roots in Mexico. Their daughters were born in Mexico place in college for first-gen students. City, and the parents worked in the fields and at the “Telling my story,” he said, “is part of my obligation to Honorio Manuel-Perez and Yolanda Martinez de Manuel, center, dreamed their daughters Yessica ’07, left, and Cinthia ’05, would go to college, cannery until Manuel-Perez was hired at the Coca-Cola help young people who remind me of myself.” but didn’t know how to navigate the system. plant in Wilsonville. The couple knew they wanted their daughters to go *** Several first-gen students they mentored have enrolled at overwhelming joy, from a woman who could not read or to college. If first-gen students have dreams, so, too, do their Linfield and earned degrees. A few years ago, their maternal write, at the end of her life.” “But it was very confusing,” he said. “We had no idea parents. Honorio Manuel-Perez and his wife, Yolanda Marti- grandmother was admitted to the hospital for what would The memory made Martinez de Manuel cry. She wiped what to do. How would this work? High school teachers nez de Manuel, live in Woodburn. Their daughters graduated be the final time. There, she talked constantly to doctors, her eye. Her husband gently reached over to pat her helped our daughters look for good schools and showed from Linfield, Cinthia in 2005 and Yessica in 2007, and nurses and anyone who would listen. Not about her life and shoulder and comfort her. them how to apply. Linfield had a good financial package, later earned advanced degrees. The couple doesn’t speak health, but her granddaughters who were college graduates. “College graduates,” she said, taking her husband’s and programs to support our daughters.” English, and Linfield administrators put me in touch with “She had such pride,” said Martinez de Manuel. “This hand. “We have college graduates.” an interpreter to help with an interview. While at Linfield, their daughters had the opportunity “I am a first-gen student,” the interpreter, Isabel to study abroad in Spain, Germany and Mexico. Sanchez-Huerta, told me, adding she went on to earn a “They lived a life we dreamed of for them,” their father bachelor’s and master’s degree. “My parents were migrant said. “As a man working in the fields, I never believed such About Tom Hallman Jr. a thing could be possible.” workers. There’s a perception that the parents of first-gen Tom Hallman Jr. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. He’s been on staff students don’t care. They value education, but don’t know Cinthia lives in Woodburn still and Yessica in Portland. at The Oregonian for nearly 40 years and has published four books. His journalism and how to navigate the system.” Like Gustafson, they are committed to helping future nonfiction narrative stories explore the significance of big moments and small and their Sanchez-Huerta and I met the parents of the Linfield generations. They speak at the high school, spending extra impact on a life. graduates in their home, talking at the dining room table. time with those who would be first-gen college students.

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Many first-gen students also describe feeling the effects of “imposter syn-

It’s all about relationships drome,” which includes the persistent fear that they do not belong, and that

this fact will be revealed.

Linfield students and their research and added an English major did I discover my true families come from all walks of life. In path. I could not have conceived of that path before college. the fall of 2019, a record 42 percent I initially harbored misconceptions about the utility of differ- Successfully earning a college degree requires more than meetings with each of my students during the beginning of of first-year Linfield students arrived ent college majors, and I had no idea that graduate school completing graduation requirements. Both in and out of the the term. During these brief, unscripted conversations, I learn on campus with the desire to become could provide me with a sufficient salary and health insur- classroom, the teaching and learning among Linfield commu- about my students’ interests and motivations, and aspects of members of the first generation in ance immediately after graduation, two things I absolutely nity members generate unique opportunities for students to their experiences and aspirations that might never come up their families to earn a college degree required. Engaged mentorship from faculty and upperclass- build pathways to futures they couldn’t fully imagine before in class. I make these connections to honor my own small- from a four-year institution. men prevented me from shutting the door to opportunities they began their studies. While opportunities at Linfield are college undergraduate experience, in which faculty reached As a former first-generation student, I was attracted that would ultimately shape my career as a scientist. abundant, they are worthless if students do not find them, out to connect me to opportunities that began my scientific to teaching biology at Linfield by our large first-gen student As a faculty member I have witnessed great diversity in or do not take advantage of them. Building relationships research career, revealed my love of teaching and led me to population. I’m drawn to mentorship in academia because our first-gen students, making individual mentorship a ne- is essential – never again are there so many life-changing life-long learning. it enables me to connect students with significant opportu- cessity. Students sometimes describe feeling guilty when they experiences through the next open door. I am inspired by the fact that Linfield is creating a new nities, the types of opportunities that led me from a nascent encounter the wealth of opportunities not available to their Opportunities that are good for first-gen students are avenue for meaningful mentorship of our incoming students interest in biology to a lifetime of teaching and research in parents or close family and friends. These feelings of guilt can good for all students; developing a sense of belonging and through the Linfield First program, and we will continue to act the field of genetics. lead students to overcommit themselves as they try to take mentorship is crucial. In my courses, I begin the first day of on what we learn. It’s noteworthy that many Linfield faculty members are advantage of every opportunity, and then flounder as they class with a student questionnaire, followed by one-on-one – Catherine Reinke, associate professor of biology first-generation, and Linfield now has a first-gen college pres- overzealously plunge into their college experience. Converse- ident, Miles K. Davis. Nationwide, as the percentage of first- ly, many first-gen students miss out on opportunities simply gen college students grows, leaders in higher education are because they are unsure if they are welcome to join in; far exploring what this means for the undergraduate experience. too often, I encounter students reluctant to “bother” faculty At Linfield, faculty and staff are thoughtfully learning from during office hours or via email, missing crucial opportunities Linfield First builds sense of belonging our existing first-gen students while designing programming for the connection and guidance that are the hallmarks of a A new program, Linfield First, is deepening ties between first-generation students and the community. aimed to help incoming first-gen students develop a greater small college. Demanding employment schedules can also The coordinated effort between students, faculty, staff and alumni includes a mentoring program, monthly luncheon, sense of belonging and individual paths to success. The Lin- be a difficult burden that thwarts the academic efforts of the pre-orientation programming and scholarships. field First program is a new living laboratory for mentorship ambitious and reluctant alike. Mentorship can mitigate the “We want students to develop a sense of belonging at Linfield and become part of the community from the very beginning,” strategies that have the potential to shape the overall experi- effects of these challenges. says Zeila Medina ’20, first-generation program lead. ence for all students at Linfield. Many first-gen students also describe feeling the effects At the heart of the platform is more than 30 small mentor-mentee groups – each made up of four first-year students and Students’ backgrounds shape their perceptions of col- of “imposter syndrome,” which includes the persistent fear three mentors (student, faculty, staff). Together, groups are exploring student strengths, needs and community resources to lege. My parents instilled in me the belief that education was that they do not belong, and that this fact will be revealed. empower students for the future. the key to success, and that college was a costly but worth- Imposter syndrome stems from the belief that achievements Last year, in preparation for the new program, focus groups of first-gen Linfield students discussed what it means to be first generation. One takeaway: first-gen students are united by their diversity; their beliefs, ethnic and socioeconomic back- while stepping stone. I began college with the notion that my are due to luck rather than skill, ability and hard work. The grounds, support structures, responsibilities, and reasons for attending college may all be different. But they all have one studies were pre-professional preparation for a healthcare seemingly small but additional effort of a Linfield community thing in common: they are all leaders, groundbreakers in their respective families. career. Only after I shadowed a medical doctor and then, member acknowledging student achievements can help at the urging of a mentor, explored my interest in scientific students to successfully navigate self-imposed roadblocks.

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The faces of first-gen 17 Meet Mack! Student mentors 26 Faculty mentors Linfield

First-gen linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos By the Numbers

Alumni 42% mentors Incoming students, McMinnville 27 28% Staff mentors All Linfield students

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 18 The kayaks push off onto the glassy, early-morning Willamette River. Overhead, an osprey circles, Human-powered programming glancing down to search for its morning meal… or maybe to check out the flotilla. On the water, 10 Linfield students paddle gracefully downriver toward their destination at Champoeg State Park. Linfield has long bragged about its perfect location in the Pacific Northwest. After all, it’s just an hour from the coast, a couple hours from the Cascade Mountains and minutes from great hiking, kayaking and fishing opportunities. This academic year, the school is doing more than bragging. Linfield has started an outdoor recreation program featuring overnight backpacking trips along the Three Sisters, kayaking, excur- sions to rock climbing gyms and day hikes throughout Oregon. It is also offering outdoor education opportunities, like wilderness first-aid training. The new program has students like Cameron Dole ’20 eager to explore the opportunities. “This program will get students excited about Linfield. Other schools in the Pacific Northwest already have them. It finally puts Linfield in the mix,” Dole says. The senior from Helena, Montana, loves anything outdoors and ‘human-powered’ and is looking forward to fishing, backpacking, rock climbing and rafting.

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 20 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 21 Initial planning for the outdoor program began during the 2018-19 school “About 125 incoming students marked outdoor experi- year. Reza Refaei, a staff member on Linfield’s student affairs team, was asked to take a look at what it would take. What he found was value and demand. ences as an interest, so it seems to be something that “We noticed that this is a program successfully offered by many higher-ed incoming and prospective students are looking for.” institutions across the country,” says Refaei, now program coordinator for Outdoor Leadership and Campus Engagement. “Plus, the couple of trips a semester being – Reza Refaei, program coordinator for outdoor leadership and campus engagement offered by ASLC (Associated Students of Linfield College) were all filling up with a waitlist.” The result is a new program offering different trips each weekend, as well as the acquisition of outdoor equipment and creation of a gear-rental system. In addition to the weekend backpacking trip in the Three Sisters Wilderness, excursions have included day hikes to Silver Falls and Cascade Head, kayaking the Willamette River and sand boarding the Oregon dunes. In a partnership with ASLC, the existing bike co-op building is being converted to include outdoor gear that students can rent for their own adventures. For ex- ample, the college purchased several inflatable kayaks that the program has been using. Bike rentals will continue to be offered as well. Another part of the new outdoor focus is the addition of the Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (WILD) pre-orientation program for incoming freshmen. The five-day applied outdoor leadership program, launched in August, offers new students the opportunity to learn wilderness first aid, kayak the Willamette River, discover fly fishing basics and camp on the Oregon Coast. “About 125 incoming students marked outdoor experiences as an interest, so it seems to be something that incoming and prospective students are looking for,” Refaei adds. Linfield is no stranger to outdoor programs and educational opportunities. Alumni from the late 1980s and early ’90s recall fondly the pre-orientation backpacking trips led by professors emeriti Drannan Hamby ‘55 and Doug Cruikshank (see page 24). And education opportunities at the old Lincabin, in- cluding winter outdoor courses during January Term, are highlights for many. Refaei is looking forward to adding new outdoor excursions for Linfield students in the future. “Horseback riding, an outdoor-focused trip during the break after January Term, as well as Spring Break, wilderness medicine training, fishing and hot springs are all possibilities,” he says. “It just depends on gear availability and weather conditions.” For Dole, these human-powered outings come at the perfect time. “College is all about learning,” Dole adds. “Learning to live in the world around us, and learning the safety needed in that atmosphere should be a key objective during this time of life.” – Kevin Curry ’92

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 22 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 23 Between me and comfort

Frozen socks, snow shelters and biting cold. Between Me and Comfort: A Memoir of the Winter

Backcountry, written by Doug Cruikshank, professor emeritus of education, is filled with Linfield student journal entries and photos.

Over 15 years beginning in 1981, Cruikshank and Drannan Hamby ’55, professor emeritus of chemistry and physics, led more than 200 students into the snowy winter backcountry of Oregon for a January Term class, Outdoor Environmental Studies. Lincabin, a rustic dwelling (since burned down) located 10 miles southwest of Sisters, served as home base between backpacking trips.

Students learned to telemark ski, build snow shelters and the basics of safety and preparation for winter camping. Here is an excerpt from the book.

7 a.m.: BEEP—BEEP—BEEP . . . the sound of my watch’s alarm is almost imperceptible but my keen ears pick out this sound of civilization through the thick layers of clothes and the fluffiness of my bag. I awake but am not excited to test the temperature outside of my snuggly pleasure dome of a sleeping bag. I poke my hand out first and the cold bites at it like an angry badger. 10:50 a.m.: I stand with my skis two feet deep in the snow and look back to see 13 people loaded for bear and ready to fight through a heavy snowfall. 12:30 p.m.: I am wet and cold and have lost the desire to plow through the snow in search of a goal that I have never seen. What is this Sun Notch that I see on the map? I see no sun ahead and I need a much larger space than a notch to set my tent up in. 1:30 p.m.: The order is given to find a home. This phrase is usually saved for shouting at stray dogs and feral cats but is music to my ears. I quickly find a place to pitch a tent and can only keep my frozen fingers moving long enough to tie a few taut-line [hitches] before I must change my wet clothes, don my puff suit, and jump into my bag to fight off the early shivers of hypothermia. 7 p.m.: It has only been 12 hours since I was last in my bag but here I am again for the night. Will I want to get out in the morning? No. But I will get up and I will ski, and I will be cold again. I will also think thoughts like… “Will my hands and feet ever be warm again” [and] “Can it snow any harder?” However I am here and I am happy for some strange reason.

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Douglas Lee served as chair of the Linfield Department of History from 1988-1991. He went on to join the faculty at Pacific Lutheran University and is now semi- Tiananmen Square retired, teaching part time at University of California Berkeley and California by Douglas W. Lee State University at Sonoma.

In the fall of 1989, history professor Doug Lee gave a campus talk that shook me to the core. It came only a few months after Chinese soldiers had entered Tiananmen Square and massacred hundreds of teenagers and twentysomethings – students about my age – and arrested thousands more. Professor Lee had been in Tiananmen the night of the massacre, had taken pictures and talked with some of those students only hours beforehand. It made the world feel very small, made me see international events in a new light and led, in not insignificant ways, to decisions about what I would do with my life. Thirty years later, after my own stints overseas as a journalist and war correspondent, I was fortunate enough to hear Doug tell his story again – this time for Linfield Magazine and the Linfield Archives. And I was able to look through those photos again even as China grappled with a new round of pro-democracy protests, this time in Hong Kong. The world in 2019 feels smaller than ever, and I’m thankful Doug Lee is still bearing witness and inspiring another generation of Linfield students to think globally and to engage with whatever's out there.

– Scott Bernard Nelson ’94, director of communications and marketing

n 1989, I served as the enrich- Wall and the Ming Tombs. people, asking how they were doing and ment lecturer for a tour group But I was excited about the whether they were fearful that some- on a cruise ship from Japan to well-publicized events happening in thing might happen to them. Most were South Korea, Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square, and I felt com- confident they would be fine. IChina. Our group was ashore and in pelled to go to the square that evening. We returned to our hotel around Beijing just before, during and after the I took a cab with three other members 10:30 p.m., and I planned to visit the events of June 4, 1989 – when scores of of our group. It was still daylight when square again in the days to come. Later Chinese student protesters were mas- we arrived. There were so many people that night, I was awakened by frantic sacred at Tiananmen Square. There has there, all acting very casually and knocking on my door. A member of our never been a precise accounting of how seemingly happy. People were strolling group informed me that government many were killed, although informed and riding bikes, often with little kids troops were killing people in the square. estimates range from several hundred on the handlebars or on the back of the I turned on the TV. Beijing hotels to several thousand. bike. I asked the cab driver to park and had only a few channels on their in- This is what I saw there. told him he wouldn’t get the second half house TVs. On one channel, a woman On June 3, 1989, I arrived in of his fare (plus a tip) until our return taught math; on another, a woman read Beijing from Hong Kong with a half-full trip, because I knew trying to get a a play by the French playwright Moliere. cruise ship of tourists. By the time we taxi later would be problematic. As we Finally, I found an official Chinese settled in our hotel and had dinner, walked into the square, I was wearing government channel. Chinese writing on most of our tour group decided to retire a UCLA T-shirt. One of the students in the bottom of the screen mentioned that early in anticipation of the next day’s the encampment yelled, “I know UCLA, an important announcement was immi- visits to the Forbidden City, the Great I studied there!” I spoke to several nent. A woman sat motionless, waiting

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 26 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 27 happened and what could have been. Tiananmen represented one part Forbidden Dreams Amid of a long history of protest in China and the Forbidden City was tied directly to an earlier protest Spring has arrived, here too Gorbachev and Democracy’s dream, movement well known in the country. In May, Russians, Beijing students, hopes do entertain, On May 4, 1919, a group of university So too within the Great within, Deng, Li, and Zhao hold court, students, labor leaders and newspaper Forbidden Dreams amid the Forbidden City. editors gathered in Tiananmen to protest the Versailles Peace Conference’s award- Tiananmen Square, in all its martial glory, stirs men’s hearts and minds! ing of China’s Shandong Peninsula to the Let A Hundred flowers bloom, Let a hundred schools contend, Japanese, who had taken it from Imperial The Great Within, in its shadows bears secrecy, abusive power, and Germany during WWI. When students divided authority. Douglas Lee, a Linfield history professor from 1988-91, talked with students and took photos in Tiananmen Square the night of the massacre. representing several universities occupied In the square sprouts dreams of democracy, hope, and joy, He recalls his bus to the train station taking a zig-zag route, often down narrow lanes where people stood with the “V” sign for victory. Tiananmen Square in May-June 1989, Forbidden Dreams amid the Forbidden City. they did so in part to commemorate the to make the announcement. She never our group’s tour buses returned early a dream, rather a nightmare, that was 70th anniversary of the 1919 protest. One day, one week, two weeks, a cry goes out without an echo, already did. The screen just went blank after a from their day’s planned excursion. The rapidly vanishing. They saw themselves as part of a long and the seeds of conflict drop, as budding blossoms do bloom, few minutes. I was eventually able to American Embassy had directed Amer- I recall two observations I made at noble tradition. They protested what they Powers that be are divided, purge and pathos do their work, find CNN news, out of the USA, which ican tourists to return immediately to the time, which bear repeating today. perceived as unfairness and injustice, Among the students, workers, and people, excitement and hope, reported about the events unfolding a their hotels and prepare to leave China. First, that Deng Xiaoping and his regime where Communist party leaders selfishly Forbidden Dreams amid the Forbidden City. few miles from my hotel. It was only The following morning, our tour need not have taken such dire measures. enriched and empowered themselves, June 4th, Bloody Sunday arrives, at the stroke of midnight, then that I began to understand the group left the hotel at 7 a.m. for the Second, it is my hope that there will be while promoting ostensibly progressive Before the hour, light, loudspeakers, and laughter, extent of the violence. The foreign media Beijing Railroad Station bound for the a Chinese leader who will have the cour- reforms and modernization. After the hour, chaos and carnage unfold, as machine guns and tanks erupt, provided videos and still photos. I stayed seaport (Qinhuangdao), where our age to “re-write history and acknowledge China’s Tiananmen experience in Like the fully opened flower, hope and joy drop, and are trampled afoot, up all night, horrified. Around 6 a.m., cruise ship was docked. The bus to the tragedy.” This would go a long way 1989 is also part of the larger contempo- Forbidden Dreams amid the Forbidden City. I was so moved by the unfolding events the train station took a zig-zag route, to healing Chinese society and righting rary global experience of the early 21st that I composed a poem about the often down narrow lanes, where people a terrible wrong. century, which included a proliferation Lady Liberty is gone, broken and ground into the pavement, tragedy (see page 29). stood on corners with the “V” sign for This horrific violent event occurred of protest movements either advocating Gone now the laughter and stench of students encamped, The next day, the cruise ship victory. We were detained at one major at a pivotal time in which China under- new democratic leadership and policies or Over now the stand-off between hardliners and reformers, passengers departed for a day of local intersection, where tanks were parked went radical reform and modernization, seeking to recover lost democratic insti- between state and student, sightseeing but I stayed behind. I had on an overpass. When we finally got to to reverse the excesses of the Maoist Age tutions and practices. We see this today Crushed dreams, like crushed bones, soaked in martyrs’ precious blood, an appointment to see the husband of a the train station, it was, as it had been (1949-1976). Similar to the French Rev- in scores of places, such as Myanmar, Forbidden Dreams amid the Forbidden City. Linfield language instructor, who lived when we arrived the day before, deserted olution two centuries earlier, China in Turkey, The Philippines, Venezuela, Syria, Forbidden Dreams at Tiananmen, Amid the Forbidden City, live on yet, on the campus of People’s University, and locked up. We were the only people 1989 seemed the most unlikely place for Hungary, Russia and, yes, in China. Dreams that tanks cannot crush, machine guns cannot dispel, near Tiananmen Square. In a hurried allowed into the station. We sat on the such an event. For the Chinese Commu- (Some would say even in the United What has sprouted so colorfully amid the students at Tiananmen, phone call, though, he told me not to train for an hour. We saw another train nist party, the event, however distasteful States.) The proposition is fundamental those forbidden dreams amid the Forbidden City, come; that there were tanks and soldiers arrive and yelled across the tracks to and regrettable, came and went. The and enduring – people in every society they now sprout everywhere in the land. raiding the campus, shooting people ask if people knew what had happened. party’s agenda moved forward, resulting want the right to speak freely, to choose and arresting scores of others. What They either said “no” or ignored us. In a in remarkably successful reform and their political leaders and to protest Someday, Forbidden Dreams, like the Forbidden City, will be forbidden no more, could I do? I went outside for a walk, few hours, we were rumbling through modernization over the last 30 years. governmental decisions and policies. Democracy a palace for the people, for the people will it so! only to discover that our hotel had been the countryside on a sunny morning, as Still the memory of Tiananmen persists. In this regard Tiananmen is as relevant – Douglas W. Lee, Ph.D. cordoned off, with no one allowed out if nothing had happened. The events of Like a dark shadow, it remains an and timely today as it was in 1989. 6 a.m. June 5, 1989, Kunlun Hotel, Beijing, China or in. That afternoon, around 1 p.m., June 4-5, 1989, in Beijing seemed like unspoken, yet enduring legacy of what linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 28 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 29 Worth 1,000 words

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Royal Air Force Red Arrows!

Skies buzzed with activity over the McMinnville Municipal Airport when it hosted for the first time the Oregon International Air Show Sept. 20-22.

Linfield nursing students offered first-aid services to attendees during the three-day event, which Linfield co-sponsored. The experience provided hands-on opportunities for students, not to mention some of the best views of Oregon’s largest aviation event.

– Timothy D. Sofranko

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 30 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 31 Imagine a future where your health care is tailored to you. Where

medical treatment is prescribed based on your unique genetic

makeup. Where disease can be prevented even before it strikes.

That future may not be so distant.

n 2016, the Precision Medicine Initiative allocated $130 “Our nurses are educated to learn what that means, million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to usher what role they will be playing with their patients,” she says. in an era focused on prevention and treatment through “If you and I have lung cancer, for example, we might not be individualized care. The initiative’s biggest goal, which it able to have the same kind of management and treatment. Custom Icalls “All of Us,” involves collecting DNA from 1 million or more We don’t all respond the same way to chronic illnesses and U.S. volunteers – so researchers can analyze the data they we’re not all going to respond the same way to the management.” need to learn how to customize care. And because we’re all different, the data should reflect “The All of Us research is a radical shift on how we’re the nation’s diversity, which is one of NIH’s intentions – going to treat Americans and America in health care,” says including communities historically underrepresented in Colleen Leners, director of policy for the American Association biomedical research. medicine of Colleges of Nursing. “It should not be one size fits all. People Data is the primary goal of the initiative, but the informa- are unique and different… It’s a way to take underrepresented tion won’t be controlled by any one entity. It will be shared by people from the community and get them involved in the re- voluntary participants and researchers alike – NIH only began search, to really make a personalized medicine for individuals. recruiting in 2018, so it estimates it will take another five or Our goal is… to have the largest data set ever. six years to reach the 1 million mark. “The right medicine at the right time for the right patient.” “Knowing about our patients and where they come from, Linfield students and faculty are taking part in the histor- in their day-to-day life, and taking what may seem like small ic effort. The School of Nursing hosted an “All of Us” introduc- information and applying it to the management of their health tion in late July, providing an overview of the initiative and is important,” said Mary Erwin ’19. “It’s knowing holistically bringing Portland-area community leaders together to establish about individuals and patient-centered care.” ways to recruit participants. Learn more at allofus.nih.gov. Precision medicine is the future, says Jacqueline Webb, – Jeffrey Martin associate professor of nursing at Linfield. Students are learning about the advances so they can educate their patients and families, and become leaders in communities where many have yet to understand the impending shift. linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 33 A century on stage

From left, Logan Mays ‘16, Jeremy Odden ‘15, Collin Morris ‘13, Nicholas Granato ‘15 and Chris Forrer ‘13 perform Spring Awakening in 2013. Is live theatre still relevant?

Whether produced by student clubs, the faculty or a fully developed theatre degree program, at least two plays per year have been presented under the banner of Linfield Theatre since 1920. Bringing the spirit

From the trill of a piccolo to the ate director of bands at the University would pay for itself relatively quickly. He chose popular songs that students booming bass drum, marching bands of Kansas, who has led the Marching “To do this right, we needed a plan, and crowds recognized, such as Bruno Mars’ are galvanizing communities and rekin- Jayhawks since 2011. He acknowledges and we had to hire someone who knew Uptown Funk, and incorporated movements dling pride among students and alumni. that when the band plays the fight song, what they’re doing,” recalls Hopp. into their routines based on the choreography On an overcast fall Friday night, 26 it rekindles a sense of pride and belong- Enter Wollam, who became Linfield’s from the music video. students gather on the Maxwell Field ing for alumni. But, Smith concedes, first marching band director since Clifford Now in year two, word is spreading about sideline. They begin their three-hour marching bands tend to be associated Elliott led the band beginning in 1933. the Linfield program. In October, Linfield rehearsal with a light jog followed by with large universities and massive Wollam hit the ground running in the hosted the Sherwood Show, a marching band stretching. football stadiums. spring of 2018 with two goals: make as competition organized by Sherwood High “What should we listen to?” Seth Linfield wasn’t willing to accept many connections as possible and devel- School Band director Brant Stai. The competi- Wollam asks the group. that stereotype. Students and prospec- op a performance group. tion brought 13 high schools and nearly Karlee Bird ’22 shouts, “Rosanna by Toto!” “Ok, it’s another ’80s night,” declares Wollam, cranking up the song “The marching band is one of as the group makes its way around the track. the most visible caretakers of Wollam, who came to Linfield in 2018 from Pennsylvania’s Lock Haven collegiate traditions.” University, is Linfield’s first marching band director since before World War II. – Matt Smith, associate director of bands, University of Kansas In its second year, Linfield’s is the only marching band in the Northwest Confer- ence, and among only a handful at NCAA tive students regularly inquired about a Division III schools nationwide. marching band, and many high schools On this evening, Wollam is con- in the region have large marching bands. cerned primarily with the thousands of The idea also seemed to fit naturally fans who will soon pack the stadium for at a school with a powerhouse football the homecoming football game. The band program, home to the nation’s longest has work to do. streak of consecutive winning seasons. “Ok, everybody! Consistent move- Susan Hopp, vice president of ment until the song is over,” says student affairs and admission, talked Wollam as he prepares for a long with university administrators evening of rehearsal. around the country to learn about At big high schools and universities, the potential impact – and pitfalls. marching band is a deep-rooted part of Ultimately, she developed a the game-day experience. four-year plan that included “The marching band is one of the projections for 20 new most visible caretakers of collegiate marching band recruits per traditions,” says Matt Smith, associ- year. At that rate, the program

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 38 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 39 The Linfield Marching Band includes more than students and instruments. A color guard was also founded in 2018, and the Wildcat Dance team has close ties to the marching band. All three perform at home football games and at local events, including the 2019 UFO Festival Parade in McMinnville.

1,110 students from Oregon and Wash- School and enjoys the camaraderie of the “This is exactly why I shouldn’t ington to the McMinnville campus. marching band community. do this by hand,” Wollam says, with a “It’s so smart” to use the band to That family feeling manifests itself peace offering, “I’m sorry. I’ll buy you bring high school students to campus, in ways that go beyond music and per- a stuffed animal." says Stai, a University of Oregon March- formance. Stai says his Sherwood band Everyone chuckles. A software ing Band alumnus. Stai recalls fond high members gravitate toward the band program that helps Wollam design and school memories of performing at Ore- room to study, eat lunch or talk. “They distribute performance movements has gon’s Autzen Stadium, home of the state look after each other,” he says. yet to arrive. But the show must go on. high school marching band champion- Camaraderie appears to be alive and Setbacks don’t phase Wollam. Like ship, and recognizes the potential for well during the Friday evening practice a startup-company chief executive, he’s students to see themselves at Linfield. at Linfield, too. While rehearsing for confident in his team and the future of Rain Bailey ’23 grew up in McMinn- the homecoming halftime show, Caitlin the enterprise. The full marching band, ville, just down the street from Linfield. Fisher ’22, a section leader, encounters a or small ensembles, will ultimately per- While still in the Linfield Preschool, problem with the movement instructions. form in parades and at events other than Bailey stated matter-of-factly they “Seth, you’re missing a dot,” shouts football games, and will compete against would attend Linfield someday. It wasn’t Fisher, looking up from a spot-filled other bands from around the nation. until many years later, though, that the paper. Each represents a performer. Wollam can see it coming together addition of a marching band ultimately “Who?” asks Wollam through a wire- already, and fans will see it, too. clinched Bailey’s decision. less microphone from the top row of the After a few more rehearsals. “It’s like a family,” says Bailey, a stadium bleachers. The birds’ eye view “I don’t have any doubt that this is music and creative writing double major helps him spot, and correct, formation or going to be successful,” he says. who plays clarinet. Bailey participated movement errors by the students. in competitions at McMinnville High “P2,” replies Fisher. – Travis McGuire

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 40 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 41 ’Cat Tracks ’Cat Tracks

T.E.A.C. Team, Excellence, Attitude, Class. Joe Smith ’93, head football coach since 2006 who has been named Northwest Conference coach of the year 10 times, values those traits as the pillars of Linfield football – and proudly wears them on his hat as he exits the locker room and heads onto the field for a game this fall. The Wildcats won their 42nd conference title this year and claimed 21 all-conference honors.

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 42 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 43 ’Cat Tracks ’Cat Tracks

Hall of Fame inductees Seven former athletes and one coach were inducted into the Linfield Athletics Aces on-court Hall of Fame this fall. The class of 2019 includes Casey Allen ’05, two-time All-America wide receiver and off and a record-holding sprinter in track & field; the lateErik Anderson ’96, cross The women’s tennis team holds country and track & field standout;Brandon Hazenberg ’05, first team All-America the record for the longest conference punt returner; Jenny (Marshall) Highberger ’08, softball two-time first team NFCA winning streak of any Linfield sport – All-America second baseman; Brittany (Miller) Towe ’09, softball pitcher and 108 consecutive conference victories two-time NFCA All-American; Tommy Paterson ’05, All-America baseball outfielder; between 2002 and 2009. The program Steve Pickering ’73, two-time all-NWC and all-Little Northwest offensive tackle; boasts 11 overall conference champi- and Bob Walker ’74, assistant football coach and head wrestling coach. onships, including a string of seven straight titles starting in 2002. New coaches join staff “Last spring, we won the confer- ence tournament, went to the NCAAs Dan Spencer is the new head baseball coach at Linfield. He replacesStan Manley and had a team average GPA of 3.85,” ’82, who retired at the end of the 2019 season. Spencer becomes the sixth Linfield says Lisa Macy-Baker, head coach. baseball coach in 70 seasons and the first non-Linfield graduate to lead the program “Truly a testament to the work that since 1949. He has 28 years of coaching experience, including 22 at the NCAA Division these young women put in on and off I level with stops at Washington State, New Mexico, Oregon State and Texas Tech. the court.” Three-time All-American Ella Riddle ’18 joined the women’s tennis coaching staff. Previously, she served as assistant strength and conditioning coach for Fast facts the Leeds Rhinos Women’s Professional Netball team and as head strength and 1,000 - Average number of balls conditioning coach for the Leeds Beckett Women’s Tennis team in England. • each player hits per practice

• 4 - Number of states represented ESPN touts Linfield streak (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Hawaii)

ESPN announced the top 50 greatest football programs of all time, and guess who • 3 - Average number of racquets for made the list? The Wildcats, slotted at No. 35, “last had a losing campaign in 1955, each player when Dwight Eisenhower was president and no one had heard of Elvis Presley,” the • Michelle Uyeda ’21 – 2019 NWC article reported. player of the year, ITA All-American Linfield clinched its 64th consecutive winning season in a 42-10 win over Pacific • 11 - NWC champions since 2000 Lutheran on Oct. 26. The Wildcats have the longest streak of consecutive winning (including 2017-19) seasons among all divisions of college football. • 3x - NWC co-coaches of the year, 2017-19 Lisa Macy-Baker and #NoHazeLinfield Carl Swanson

Linfield student groups, including all seven fraternities • 3.85 - Team average GPA, Intercol- and sororities and nearly every athletic team, united to legiate Tennis Association participate in National Hazing Prevention Week Sept. 23-27. All-Academic team Activities were designed to raise awareness, educate the • 21 - Popcorn cake tradition on Linfield community and prevent hazing. The week included 21st birthdays a social media event, #NoHazeLinfield. golinfieldwildcats.com linfield.edu/fall-2019-videos Maggie Fiocchi ’22

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 44 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 45 Science meets sport In the evolving world of sports, Cisco Reyes uses spreadsheets and metrics to maximize athletic potential. His work with kinesiology and body movement is sought after by professional athletic organizations across the region.

Deep in the basement of Portland's Veterans Memorial by the book (and later film)Moneyball, by Michael Lewis. It Coliseum, dozens of athletes huddle around a wooden box, is based on the true story of baseball general manager Billy nervously swaying back and forth awaiting their turn to Beane, who ignored conventional wisdom and implemented impress a scout. The dull, concrete room – just steps from the a technical, metrics-based approach that made his team glitz and grandeur of the Portland Winterhawks’ arena – is a competitive despite a small budget. testing ground for hockey players vying for an opportunity to With a master’s degree in physical education and a wear the Winterhawks’ red and black. Intensity hangs in the doctorate in education (sports science emphasis) from the air. And at the center of it all is Cisco Reyes. University of Idaho, Reyes uses statistical analyses to offer Reyes, associate professor of health and human per- training and rehabilitation advice based on what the numbers formance at Linfield, blends strength and conditioning with are saying and how the athlete feels. data analytics. On this training day, he administers a reactive Yasmeen Ramos ’19 assisted Reyes at a Winterhawks strength test. Athletes jump from a box to the ground and summer training camp in 2018. She sat among professional straight back up to the box while lasers wired to an iPad athletic trainers and scouts as they made roster decisions record ground contact time and vertical jump height. The test for the upcoming season. offers a deeper understanding of an athlete’s explosiveness “I was so excited to be able to help out,” says Ramos, compared to traditional tests. who studied exercise science. “The field is ever growing “Cisco’s assistance during these training camps is and being a part of something like this gave me, as an helpful because we are trying to effectively evaluate so many undergrad, the opportunity to see that. Out-of-the-class- athletes in such a short amount of time,” says Rich Camp- room experiences like these really opened my eyes to bell, Portland Winterhawks athletic trainer and strength and various professional opportunities.” conditioning coach. Reyes says one of his goals is to “set students up to Reyes has also collaborated with the Portland Trail be transformational leaders in the field. I really try to get stu- Blazers, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Timbers and Portland dents off campus and out doing things. I am trying to push Thorns. He owns a sports performance gym in Tigard called them out of their comfort zones, because that is where they RISE (Reyes Integrated Sports Enhancement), coaches youth are going to grow and experience amazing things.” softball and is the Oregon director of the National Strength Those sort of connections are among the reasons many and Conditioning Association. He uses all these roles to build Linfield faculty members maintain connections and work ac- connections for Linfield students. tively outside academia, says Jackson Miller, dean of faculty. “When people hear ‘strength and conditioning,’ they often “When faculty form community partnerships, it not only think of lifting weights, running on the track or hopping on enhances their teaching, but it also opens up opportunities the elliptical,” Reyes says. “But there is another avenue of for students who are working with them,” he says. “It’s a huge strength and conditioning called sports science.” net positive when faculty make those sorts of connections.” Sports science, the practice of using data analytics to improve performance, was popularized in mainstream media – Liam Pickhardt ’20

In addition to working with the Portland Winterhawks hockey team, Cisco Reyes, associate professor of health and human performance at Linfield, has collaborated with other top-tier athletic organizations in the Pacific Northwest. His work helps him stay current in a rapidly changing industry, and enhance the classroom experience for his students.

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Homecoming 2019 by the numbers: 185 pennants waved, 21 states traveled from, 2019 class with highest attendance, 66 class years represented, 64 performers (32 musicians, 20 dancers, 12 cheer), 767 attendees, 3,200 football spectators SAVE THE DATE! OCT. 3-4, HOMECOMING 2020!

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Dave Finster ’69 of Castle Rock, Colorado, recently exhibited art work at 1940-49 Inner Connection Yoga and Wellness.

Don Rea ’49 of Albany was honored for 47 years of community volunteer ser- vice and leadership. Rea served in leadership roles with Fish of Albany, Waverly 1970-79 Elementary School, Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Club of Albany, Friendship Force, Albany Peace Seekers, Albany Kiwanis Club, Jackson Street Youth Services Judy (Bowerly) Luse ’72 of Redmond, a retired dental hygienist, facilitates and the church. a periodontal study club for local hygienists. She also led a medical mission team to South Africa training 52 AIDS/TB caregivers in the post-aparatheid settlement of Finetown. She and her husband enjoy traveling, their 14 grandkids and hiking 1950-59 all over Central Oregon. Bruce Lundquist ’78 of McMinnville is co-owner and managing member of Jesse Thurman ’56 of Coquille was inducted into the Coquille High School Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services. Athletics Hall of Fame.

1960-69 1980-89 Michelle (Houle) Zistel ’85 of Culver is assistant principal at Barnes Butte Ken Scales ’66 of Lake Oswego was inducted into the Portland Interscholas- Elementary School in Prineville. tic League Hall of Fame. Sean Germon ’89 of Puerto Rico develops sustainable boutique hotels. Rich Schroeder ‘67 of Portland was inducted to the Seaside High School Hall Beth (Davison) Mickelson ’89 of Florence, Kentucky, is a fifth-grade teach- of Fame. er at Burlington Elementary School. Jeff Senders ’68, MEd ’70 of Albany has created, repaired or restored 89 church windows in his career, plus dozens of residential and commercial windows. He retired last year but still works part time from his home. He was recently con- 1990-99 tacted about his availability to help restore the windows at Notre Dame in Paris. Don Don (Shaw) Williams ’92 of Cedar City, Utah, is head softball coach at Southern Utah State College. Jason Hoff ’93 of Birmingham, Alabama, has been appointed head of quality management at Mercedes-Benz Cars worldwide in Stuttgart, Germany. He previ- ously served as Mercedes-Benz U.S. International CEO.

en·gage·ment B.J. Van Look ‘94 of Grants Pass was inducted into the Order of the Laurel in the Society for Creative Anachronism, for research into Bronze Age Aegean an arrangement to meet or be present women’s dress. at a specified time and place; the action Chase Gillson ‘95 of Wheeler was inducted into the Neah-Kah-Nie High Athletics School Hall of Fame. 50 marathons in 50 states of engaging or being engaged. Michelle Johnston-Holthaus ‘95 has been promoted to executive vice president at Intel. Johnston-Holthaus is the general manager of Intel’s Sales, It took 11 years, more than 60 pairs of running shoes and a incorporated running into his research and book projects. There’s more than one way to connect at Linfield, Marketing and Communications Group and works from company headquarters in whole lot of pain and suffering – not to mention travel. But Randy In addition to the marathons, Grant has run a few ultra- especially in our digital world. Reach out to a faculty Silicon Valley. Grant, Linfield professor of economics, has run a marathon in all marathons, more than 60 half-marathons and numerous Kirsten (Jensen) Aird ‘96 of Lake Oswego was elected to serve on the Lake member who shaped your experience. Take in a cam- 50 states. shorter races. Oswego School Board. Grant ran his 50th marathon (26.2 miles) in Hartford, Con- “Your brain is telling your body to quit,” says Grant, who has pus presentation via Facebook Live. Attend a regional Jake Capdeville ‘97 of Reno, Nevada, was inducted into the Wooster alumni event. Make a gift to your favorite scholarship School Hall of Fame. necticut, in October, crossing the finish line in Linfield gear with run 59 marathons in total, achieving his fastest time, 4:02:36, fund. Engage – in whatever way works for you. Ron Peck ‘97 of Waterville, Maine, received tenure and has been promoted Darcy (Gard) Miante ’08, his former trainer. Also running were during the 2011 Portland Marathon. “You have to convince your- to associate professor of biology at Colby College. Grant’s wife, Susie, and Miante’s husband, Bill. Marci Klimek ’10, self that you’re not going to die and continue to push yourself.” 503-883-2547, [email protected] Robert Vaughn ’97 of Salem won the Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards a Linfield cross country record-holder, finished first in the wom- Next up is the Boston Marathon in April. Grant is working 2019 Outstanding Set Design for Broadway Rose Theatre Company’s production of en’s category at the race and qualified for the Olympics Trials. to raise $10,000 to earn his Boston running bib as part of Team or linfield.edu/alumni A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol. Vaughn is technical director and sound designer Grant’s journey started in 2008 during a January Term Red Cross. Learn more by emailing [email protected]. at Linfield Theatre. Brian Bailey ‘99 of Tigard is principal of Tigard High School in the Tigard- class in Australia when he expressed his ambition to improve his – Alexandra Feller ’21 Tualatin School District. health. Miante, an athletic training major, offered to train him. Marissa Rathbone ’99 of Tacoma, Washington, is director of operations at A decade later, the two have remained friends and Grant has Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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Pencil us in Jeff Crapper ‘00 of Dayton has been named the National Teacher of the Year for the Health Sciences Division by the Association of Career & Technical Education. He teaches at the Health and Science School in the Beaverton School Fireside Chat with President Miles Davis Dec. 17 District and was recently featured as a Leader in Learning on KATU. $5 $25 Youtube.com/linfieldcollegeOR Brian Larsen ‘00 of Los Alamos, New Mexico, is the space and atmospheric burst reporting system (SABRS) chief scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Scott McGrath ‘00 of Missoula, Montana, earned a Ph.D. in biomedical Jan. 25 TEDxMcMinnville informatics from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Every gift Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium, Lynsey Farrell ‘01 of Alexandria, Virginia, joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania as a senior lecturer at the Lauder Institute of Management and Interna- Melrose Hall tional Studies. She will be leading their Africa program of concentration, designing has an immersion experiences and teaching interdisciplinary courses, among other things. Amy (Anderson) Fast ‘01 of McMinnville is the first female principal at impact Jan. 30 Pubs and Profs: “Decisions and Dilemmas” McMinnville High School. linfield.edu/gift Brittany Teahan, assistant professor of Laura Gibson ’01 of New York, New York, was inducted into the Coquille economics, and Jennifer Nordstrom, High School Hall of Fame. Emily (Laing) Merrell ‘01 of Corvallis has written a children's book, Whirl professor of mathematics of a Girl. 6 p.m., Lucky Labrador, Portland Rob Schlegel ‘01 of Walla Walla, Washington, has published a new book, In the Tree Where the Double Sex Sleeps, winner of the 2018 Iowa Poetry Prize. $100 Wendy Polzin ’02 of Clackamas married Bill Ruthruff Oct. 20. Feb. 26 Teaching Life on Earth in Two Semesters Jiawen Shi ’02 of Seattle, Washington, is director of client engagement at J. Christopher Gaiser, professor of biology Rational Creative, where she spearheads the Microsoft account relationship. Kathleen (Fraser) Burbank ‘02 of Nyssa and her husband, Jake, celebrated 7 p.m., Fred Meyer Lounge, Riley Hall the birth of their third child, Finley Michele, July 9. Ben Pappas ‘04 of Tualatin was named one of Portland Business Journal's 40 Matt Loehrke ‘02 of Missoula, Montana, is education director at the Under 40 for 2019. He is president of Bates Group LLC. Missoula Children’s Theater. In April, he received the Arts Educator of the Year Kiffanie Urness ‘04 of The Dalles recently launched Campbell Phillips PC, a From the archives Award from Arts Missoula. Building Bridges Through Collaboration law firm delivering personalized legal services to people and organizations in the March 18 Kitri (Culbertson) McGuire ‘03 of McMinnville is director of marketing for Kimberly Kintz, associate professor of nursing Columbia River Gorge. Visit McMinnville, which earned the Overall Oregon Tourism Marketing Program 7 p.m., Fred Meyer Lounge, Riley Hall Amy Bernards ‘05 of Lake Oswego and her husband, Kyle, had a daughter, Award presented at the 2019 Oregon Governor's Conference. Madison Louise, Jan. 19. Erin Tannock ‘03 of Hillsboro earned a J.D. from Lewis and Clark College in May. Chris Boock ‘05 of Salem and wife Corrie welcomed their first child, Eliana Jan Olson ‘04 of Colton is a district nurse at Molalla and Colton schools, and Grace, May 3. Carbohydrates: A Public Health was named the Oregon School Nurse of the Year. April 8 Gene Cossey ‘05 of Kingsport, Tennessee, is the executive director of Tri-Cit- Birch ’04 and Julia (Putintsev) ‘06 Barron live in Eagle, Colorado, with Perspective ies Airport in Blountville. their two children. Birch is the emergency manager for Eagle County. Janet Peterson, professor of health and Andy Galpin ’05 of Long Beach, California, is associate professor and director Ben Mahon ‘04 of Portland was named one of Portland Business Journal’s human performance of the Center for Sport Performance at California State University, Fullerton. 40 Under 40 for 2019. He is a senior investment officer for the Oregon State Jordan Hollern ‘05 of Great Falls, Montana, earned the Dufresne Award and 7 p.m., Fred Meyer Lounge, Riley Hall Treasury. was named Teacher of the Year for 2018-19 at Simms High School. This is the second time he has won the award. Matthew ‘06 and Megan (Appledoorn) Hodges ’08 of Keizer welcomed a The beat goes on May 6 Giving Day son, Oliver Michael, April 15, their second. A drum major leads the Linfield College Marching Band Got news? Stefanie Israel ‘06 of New Orleans, Louisiana, received the Kellogg Institute during a practice in 1935 on what is now the Intramural Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions at the University of Notre Field, near Grover and Jane Failing Halls. Clifford Elliott, Commencement Tell us about it. Have you changed jobs? Received a promotion? Dame in May. She is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Inter-American Policy May 31 Linfield band director from 1933-38, inherited the college’s Returned to school? Did you get married or have a child in the past and Research at Tulane University. marching band, which grew to 45 members before dissolv- year? Submit a class note at linfield.edu/alumni. For more informa- Dani (Bielenberg) Miles ‘06 of McMinnville was inducted into the West For more information contact us at 503-883-2547, tion, contact the Office of Constituent Engagement at 503-883-2547 Albany Sports Hall of Fame. ing some years later. Linfield’s marching band program was [email protected] or linfield.edu/alumni. or [email protected]. Erin (Fleming) Novak ‘06 of Olympia, Washington, and her husband, Casey, reignited last year. See page 38. welcomed their second child, Eleanor 'Ellie' Jolie, July 16.

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Daniel Clausen ‘08 of Lexington, Kentucky, married Natalie O’Neal Jan. 26 in Lexington. In May, Daniel received his Ph.D. in English from the In memoriam Homecoming award winners University of Nebraska and is a visiting assistant professor of English at Larkin joins engagement team Julia (Leatherman) Ranta ‘37 of Ocala, Florida, March 22. Transylvania University. Dorothy (McKey) Fender ‘41 of McMinnville, July 23, 2018. Survivors Katie (Kaufman) Exum ‘08 of Oregon City and her husband, Kyle, welcomed Caylee Larkin ’19, alumni include daughter Laura (Fender) McMasters ’75. their first child, Kole William, Aug. 27, 2018. engagement officer, has joined Annabelle (Jernstedt) Brucken ’46 of Santa Cruz, California, Sept. 3 Alia Moore ‘08 of Tucson, Arizona, married Daniel Bruner May 15 in Roberta (Andrew) Huget ‘46 of Seattle, Washington, July 15. the Office of Constituent Lahaina, Maui. Cathie (Holmes) Olcott ‘46 of Salem, June 23. Engagement. Larkin earned a Tricia Castaneda-Gonzales ‘09 of Seattle, Washington, married Phillip Ted Lehman ‘47 of McMinnville, Aug. 27. Survivors include daughter degree in mass communication Guevara July 27. She also earned an MFA from the University of Washington Shirley (Lehman) Libby ’78 and granddaughter Anna ‘09. School of Drama. with a visual studies minor. Dorothy (Brace) Lutes ‘47 of McMinnville, July 15, 2018. Zach Mitlas ‘09 of Clermont-Ferrand, France, maintains a win- As a Linfield student, she Gladys (Dalke) Welty ’47 of Tucson, Arizona, April 7. dow-front exhibition space called “Off the Rail.” Over the past year, his was active in the International Flo (Cardwell) Edwards ’48 of Cottage Grove, May 27. Survivors include art has been featured in a traveling exhibition organized by the CreArt daughter Cindy (Edwards) Vogel ’73, sister Patricia (Cardwell) Marrs ’52 Programs Office and served network, supported by the European Union. “The Third Space” opened and brother-in-law Carl Marrs ’53. as president of Zeta Tau in Zagreb, Croatia, in May and will finish in Lecce, Italy, in January. Bob Gibbs ‘48 of Seattle, Washington, July 26, 2018. Survivors include Alpha sorority. Together, 15 artists from 10 European cities created displays that show son Gerald ’77. their interconnectedness. Larkin’s primary duty is alumni story teller, sharing Shirley (LaBrenze) Holtz ‘48 of Mooresville, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 2018. Brett Smedley ‘09 of Vancouver, Washington, is head football coach at information about alumni accomplishments and success Lucille (Heckathorn) Tyler ‘48 of Portland, May 9. Columbia River High School in Vancouver. stories. Do you have an accomplishment or story to share? Three alumni were honored at the Oct. 11 Linfield’s Patricia (Davis) Burkhart ’50 of Pocatello, Idaho, Aug. 17. Survivors Finest awards reception as part of Homecoming weekend include husband Phillip ’50. Let her know! You can also visit Linfield Connect, a including, from left, Matt Davies ’10, Outstanding Young 2010-19 Jean (Anderson) Flittie ‘50 of Portland, Feb. 23, 2018. Linfield-only online community which provides access Alumnus; Elaine Romero ’84, Distinguished Alumna; and Julanne (Justin) Killinger ‘50 of Port Orchard, Washington, Feb. 6, 2017. to relevant news, resources, mentorship opportunities and Ben Pappas ’04, Alumni Service Award. Steve ’10 and Sami (Keim) Arnst ‘12 of Corvallis welcomed a son, Jordan Irma Lady ‘50 of Salem, April 22. an alumni directory. Muriel (Morgan) Lynn ’50 of Gresham, March 19. For more information on this year’s recipients, go to Todd, May 10. Sign up for Linfield Connect at Linfieldconnect.com, Evan O'Kelly ‘13 of Portland is director of athletics communications at Harriet (Martin) Mays ‘50 of Hillsboro, Aug. 12. Survivors include linfield.edu/homecoming. Nominate someone for the 2020 or submit updated alumni information and stories at Concordia University. grandson Martin ’08. awards at linfield.edu/alumniawards. linfield.edu/alumni. Zachary Gulaboff Davis ‘14 of Salem won the 2018-19 American Prize Charlotte (McDonald) Smith ‘50 of Eugene, April 12. in Composition, vocal chamber music professional division, for his piece Pat (Prewett) Struxness ‘50 of McMinnville, April 23. Survivors include Opaque Etchings. husband Howard ’50. Amber Hay ‘14 of Ellensburg, Washington, received the Excellence in Advis- James Apperson ‘51 of McMinnville, March 27. Survivors include sister Tayler Brisbin ‘07 of McMinnville is the communication and events manag- ing Award at Central Washington University in June. Eloise (Apperson) Zwald ’54. Beverly (Bryson) ’64. er at the McMinnville Downtown Association. Sasha Meyer ‘15 and Josef Komarek ‘14 of Happy Valley were married July 6. Ann (Baker) Coughenour ‘52 of St. Louis, Missouri, April 6. Elaine (Scott) Robinder ‘63 of Austin, Texas, Nov. 22, 2018. Survivors Monica (Nelson) Devlin ‘07 of Palo Alto, California, has been promoted Lauren Card ‘15 of Eugene married Hugo Nicolas June 9 in Salem. Lauren Mary Jean (Wilson) Gano ‘52 of Claremont, California, Aug. 2. include husband Ronald ’61. to administrative lead with the Stanford Medicine WellMD Center, a national works at Columbia Bank. Survivors include son Roger ’82. Jim Watson ‘63 of Gig Harbor, Washington, May 22. consortium collaborating on the wellness and professional fulfillment of physi- Casey Thein ‘15 of Burns graduated from Oregon Health & Science Universi- Elky (Elkinton) Keiffer ‘53 of McMinnville, July 6, 2018. Jeff Wright ‘63 of McMinnville, Aug. 1. cians and other medical staff. ty School of Dentistry and practices dentistry in Eugene. Ralph Beebe ‘55 of Newberg, May 27. Charlotte (Taylor) Alexander ’64 of Raleigh, North Carolina, Sept. 7. Adam Howard ‘07 and Julia Vaughan ‘13 of McMinnville were married Maddy Dunn ‘16 of Lake Oswego has been accepted into the Physical Therapy Gordon Buslach ‘56 of Vancouver, Washington, June 22. James Puetz ‘64 of Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 2. Survivors include wife July 6. program at University of Southern California. She joins former softball teammate Barbara (Holtum) Edquist ‘56 of Lacey, Washington, June 12. Margie (Donnell) ’66. Kelsey Lyle ’07 and her husband Joshua Johnson ’04 welcomed a McKenna (Spieth) MacKintosh '15, who is midway through the program. Al Cave ‘57 of Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 8. Kathy (Jones) Miller ‘65 of Sacramento, California, Oct. 15, 2018. baby boy, Arthur, on Oct. 27. Joshua works for the U.S. State Department in Ilhani Kamaka ’15 and Eli Biondine ’16 of McMinnville married Oct. 12. Sam Stewart ‘58 of Rickreall, June 9. Survivors include wife Kay Rene Eldon Schrock ’65 of Albany, Oct. 21. Mexico City, Mexico. Morgan Gerke ’16 married Mike Nardoni ‘16 Sept. 1. They live in Sherwood. (Wiseman) ’62. Dick Brown ’66 of Tigard, Oct. 18. Survivors include daughter Valeri ’94 KC Marold ‘07 of McMinnville has been promoted to national sales manag- Marq Randall ‘16 of Roseburg earned a bachelor’s of science degree in Florie (Wood) Truax ‘59 of Buckley, Washington, June 7. Survivors include and granddaughter Katie Rice ’21. er at Winderlea Vineyard and Winery. operations management from the Oregon Institute of Technology. husband Roger ’60, daughter Melissa (Truax) Reid ‘96, son Anthony ’89, Cecil Taylor ‘66 of Tualatin, May 11. Survivors include daughter Kelly ’99. Shayna (Clark) ‘07 and Jake Eastman ’08 of Lynnwood, Washington, Ehren Cahill ‘17 of Glastonbury, Connecticut, completed an MBA from the granddaughter Kayla ’14 and brother Emerson Wood ‘70. Carol (Anderson) Lynch ’67 of Wenatchee, Washington, June 30. welcomed a daughter, Harper Nichole, July 20. University of Hartford, Barney School of Business. Reba (Goss) Powell ‘60 of Madras, April 19. Survivors include husband Michael Donaly ’68 of McMinnville, Sept. 7. Laura (Penland) Fisher ‘07 of Portland and her husband, Donald ‘06, Sara Levering ‘17 of Silverton married Weston Zander Aug. 3. Vincent ’61 and daughter Karen (Powell) Zurcher ’89. David Neils ‘68 of North Bend, Washington, Aug. 16. welcomed their first child, Charles David, Feb. 21. Hayden Cooksy ‘18 of Cameron Park, California, graduated from Naval Georgia (Cornwell) Rutledge ‘60 of Hillsboro, Oct. 2, 2017. Alan Pearson ’69 of McMinnville, Aug. 10. Survivors include daughter Anami ’96. Heather (Harding) Miller ‘07 of McMinnville has been selected as the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, and began flight training as a John Bell ‘61 of Cleveland, Tennessee, June 23. Carolyn (Mowe) Zwaschka ‘69 of Portland, July 29. Survivors include Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Junior Citizen. She owns Local naval aviator at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Jim Fairchild ‘61 of Dallas, May 1. husband Ken ’71. Flow restaurant, serves on the McMinnville Downtown Association Board and Alleta Maier ‘18 of Madison, Wisconsin, was awarded the UW-Madison Larry Jones ‘62 of Chico, California, May 6. Stephen McHarness ‘70 of Salem, April 11. recently completed a stint as president of the McMinnville Kiwanis Club. College of Letters and Sciences Teaching Fellowship. Judy (Sadler) McElwain ‘62 of Gresham, Jan. 7. Gene Gilbertson ‘63 of Seaside, June 12. Survivors include wife Kim Hawksley ‘72 of The Dalles, July 15.

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Castillo partners with Legend to support entrepreneurs

Gina Castillo ’14 knows first- Legend, founder of FREEAMERICA, to support social entrepre- hand the stigma of life on the street. neurs impacted by the criminal justice system. Growing up, she cycled in and Unloop Studio assists individuals with criminal records out of homelessness and incarcer- to re-enter the work force and succeed in the technology ation. At age 26, as a single mother industry. Castillo and her team work with individuals nearing with an eighth-grade education, she release to connect them with resources, including industry earned a Ford Family scholarship mentors, to launch their careers. and looked to Linfield. At Linfield, Castillo was named a Kemper scholar and “Learning to code and tech- started Kernel of Hope, a program to teach victims of domes- adjacent skills changed my life,” tic violence how to repair computers. says Castillo, who received a bachelor’s degree in sociology “Linfield was the place where I learned what was pos- and a minor in computer science at Linfield before pursuing sible, where I could turn all of my experiences into leverage- graduate studies at Washington State University. able lessons to build a career and give back,” Castillo says. Now, as executive director of Unloop Studio, a Seat- “The faculty and staff at Linfield lifted me up and allowed a tle-based non-profit, Castillo is part of a cohort working with pathway to realize my full potential.” Unlocked Futures and award-winning artist and activist John – Laura Davis

Gerald Brown ’88 of Walterville, May 1. Going viral Beverly (Lundeen) Jernstrom ‘92 of Chinook, Washington, Aug. 21. Nearly 1 million viewers have watched Garry Killgore, Linfield has more than 12,000 followers, which is the highest of any col- Diana Ewing ‘93 of Prineville, June 12. Become a athletic director, and cheerleaders dance the Cotton Eye Joe, lege in the Pacific Northwest. Other videos feature football, Carrie (Sneed) Huff ’95 of Lakeside, April 26. Keith Ayers ’98 of Dallas, Oct. 17. thanks to a viral post on TikTok, Linfield’s newest social media President Miles K. Davis, Pioneer Hall and Mack the Wildcat. first-gen mentor Christine Kish ‘98 of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14, 2018. channel. TikTok is a video platform gaining popularity. Linfield’s Find us on TikTok, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Marsha (Hayhurst) Shutz ‘00 of Salem, Aug. 15, 2017. first TikTok video paid homage to the hit television show and LinkedIn. Wildcat alumni, our stu- Dave Haverstock ‘01 of Eugene, April 24. The Office, featuring Linfield residence advisors. The account dents need you. Whether you Leila Elliott ‘05 of Lake Oswego, July 8, 2018. Survivors include son Brett ’05. were the first in your family Liberty (Lowarch) Eisenhart ‘06 of Ripon, California, April 4. Joey Ensign-Lewis ‘08 of Newberg, March 30. to attend college, or the tenth, Joel Mills ‘19 of McMinnville, July 17. Survivors include father Ron, Sustainable in Astoria your perspective is valuable. professor emeritus of art, and brother Ruben ’18. Share it with our first-genera- When Samuel McDaniel ’18 started every spare moment at home and work to gas from cow dung and collecting a couple tion students. Learn more about how you can help Linfield’s online sustainability certificate complete his assignments. “Every profes- hundred pounds of cigarette butts at the Friends and family program, he had one goal in mind: reduce sor had a different perspective on envi- store which will be composted and recycled with the Linfield First program by emailing the carbon footprint of his family business, ronmentalism that was persuasive and into new products. [email protected]. See story on page 8. Jack Alin of McMinnville, professor emeritus of math, June 8. Survivors Astoria Downtown Market. reasonable in helping to redevelop my own “The sustainability certificate helped include wife Susan ‘78 and daughter Annika ’01. Kurt Hein of McMinnville, former adjunct faculty, July 21. Even while working 72 hours a week perspectives.” guide my business endeavors to decrease George Keillor of McMinnville, former copy center operator, April 13. as a business owner, this goal – and the After swapping plastic bags for paper, my environmental impact,” he says, “and Larry Marsh of McMinnville, professor emeritus of music, April 28. Survivors support of his professors – kept McDaniel McDaniel is exploring other environ- hopefully, redevelop environmental ser- David Lemire ‘72 of Klamath Falls, July 13. include son Jack ’93 and daughters Janie ’14 and Mary (Marsh) Roller ’98. Linda (Agnew) Stephenson ‘74 of McMinnville, June 29. Survivors include motivated as he learned how to turn his mentally friendly practices at Astoria vices and create a more equitable social Becky Swenson of McMinnville, former assistant director of human husband Rob ’75. ideas into business practices. Downtown Market. These include opting environment.” resources, July 4. Stan Peterson ‘75 of Portland, Sept. 8. “The faculty members were awesome,” into Northwest Natural’s Smart Energy Jim Yurovchak ‘77 of Yakima, Washington, July 07, 2018. Survivors include says McDaniel, who took advantage of program which sources methane as a bio- – Kristie (Patterson) Rickerd ’97 son Wesley ’13.

Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 56 Fall 2019 | Linfield Magazine - 57 Maybe it was a seed planted by her mother. Or possibly it was her time volunteering at the local hospital. Or perhaps the caring spirit has always been present in Stacie Johnston ’20. Whatever the source, Johnston’s passion for helping others has blossomed as a Linfield nursing student. From her early days on campus participating

©Kevin Day/Opening a Bottle in First CLAS, a service-learning pre-orientation program, to hurricane restoration work in New Orleans with the Chaplain’s Team, Johnston has eagerly cared for others. As Johnston World-class winemaker prepares to graduate, she knows the support of Linfield donors, faculty and staff has prepared her to give back. She hopes A single semester was all it took to plant deep roots at Linfield. to use her clinical skills to provide compassionate care working for a non-profit organization internationally. One semester. keep the link with the past. If we want to know where to go, we In the spring of 1995 – before have to understand where we are coming from,” de Villaine says. the family business, the impeccable “Since ever, things are changing. The wine is changing. reputation or leadership of the world’s The taste of the consumer is changing. Responding to the most exclusive wine – a young Bertrand changing climatic conditions is our challenge,” adds de Villaine, de Villaine spent a semester as an who was a business student in the mid-1990s when he first exchange student at Linfield College. joined friends already on exchange at Linfield. “Every vintage we The experience stayed with him. are changing and adapting. Every vintage is a new story.” Now, as manager of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), After his semester in Oregon, de Villaine returned to France he helps produce wine widely considered to be among the to finish his business degree and focus on international trading world’s best. The 2005 Romanée-Conti, for example, recently in wine and spirits at the CFPPA in Beaune, (Centre de For- sold for $20,000 per bottle. mation Professionnelle et de Promotion Agricole). Ultimately, Regardless of price, de Villaine wants the wines to be he completed the Technician In Oenology program at the Jules enjoyed by consumers, rather than collected by investors. Guyot Institute (I.U.V.V) at the University of Dijon in France. “The real value of a bottle can only be discussed Now a father of five, he says with a smile that his oldest son, when it’s opened and tasted,” he says. “This is part of our 13, already has a Linfield application for admission. strong beliefs.” In the Willamette Valley as well as in Burgundy, he says, Through it all, his connection to Linfield remains. excellent vineyards are the foundation to excellent wine. He De Villaine returns to Oregon (and to Linfield) yearly. encourages aspiring winemakers to become one with their soil, One day during his most recent visit, De Villaine pulls and the idiosyncrasies of their vineyards. his 1995 Linfield student ID card from his wallet and smiles. He also advises students and young winemakers to be Amid Linfield stories, the prominent winemaker shares advice open-minded and forward-thinking. for wine making – and life. And, just maybe, not to take themselves too seriously – DRC and the de Villaine name are revered around the no matter how much their wine might cost. world, beginning with the very ground upon which the vine- “Never be worried, but always be aware,” he says. “We are yards flourish in the Burgundy region of France. Some 900 not working with something that will change the world. I’m just years ago, Benedictine monks from the Abbaye de Saint-Vivant a winemaker who wants to keep alive and transfer this patrimony Make a gift to support students such as Stacie walled off the property and planted vines, which to this day to the next generation, that’s all.” are managed biodynamically and without pesticides. linfield.edu/giving – Laura Davis “We have harvest notes from my ancestors that help us to

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