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T H e M a g a z i n e O f P a c i f i c U n i V e R S i T Y

Vol. 43 no. 1 ▼ Winter 2010

T H e M a g a z i n e O f P a c i f i c U n i V e R S i T Y

Vol. 43 no. 1 ▼ Winter 2010

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In my fi rst six months, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting countless students, staff , alumni and friends in an eff ort to learn about everything that makes Pacifi c University a uniquely special place.

Many of these interactions came as a result of more than 90 question-and-answer sessions conducted during a highly successful nationwide Listening Tour. Many of you told me what you viewed as the strongest or most cherished aspect of your programs, and of the University as a whole.

Additionally, you shared your vision for Pacifi c and your respective areas 5 to 10 years into the future,

while also noting potential barriers to the realizations of these aspirations. Your time and feedback is incredibly helpful, and a testament to the level of commitment you have in taking Pacifi c to new heights while keeping it a very personal place.

I am particularly fortunate to have inherited a dedicated faculty and staff , whose input has been invaluable in helping me identify the University’s long-term opportunities and challenges.

My initial draft of Vision 2020—A Framework for the Next Decade—refl ects the following Pacifi c values:

Discovery is an integral and essential component of the education process.

Th e highest quality programs are delivered in a manner that is sustainable economically and environmentally.

Pacifi c’s missions of education, discovery and service require a rich diversity of ideas, people and cultures.

Excellence is achieved by supporting the people who deliver and receive the University’s programs.

Graduates are motivated and prepared to contribute to the global community.

Th e Board of Trustees will soon examine this proposed 10-year vision, as well as a fi ve-year action plan to implement the initial phase of the vision. Th e recommended plan is designed to maximize existing resources and strengths and leverage them to obtain additional resources to expand the institution’s breadth and depth both academically and as a community resource.

I cannot overstate how appreciative I am of all who contributed their thoughts and feelings about the University as we embark on this exciting era.

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nOTice Of nOnDiScRiMinaTiOn POLicY • It is the policy of Pacifi c University not to discriminate on the basis of sex, physical or mental disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, religious preference or disabled veteran or Vietnam era status in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities as required by title IX of the education amendments of 1972, section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973, title VII of the Civil rights act of 1964, the age discrimination act, the americans with disabilities act of 1990, or any other classifi cation protected under state or federal law, or city ordinance. Questions or complaints may be directed to the Vice President of academic affairs and Provost, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, oregon 97116, 503-352-6151.

Lesley M. Hallick, Ph.D.President

Envisioning a New Era of DiscoveryVol. 43 No. 1, March 2010

Pacifi c magazine (Issn 1083-6497) is published three times per year by Pacifi c University, oregon as part of

its mission to create and foster critical thinking and life-long learning

in the liberal arts tradition.

Founded in 1849 as a frontier school for orphans, the University is one of the West’s fi rst chartered higher education

institutions. today, with 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students

on campuses in Forest Grove, hillsboro, eugene and Portland, oregon, Pacifi c is a unique combination of liberal arts

and health professions explorations. For more information, please visit

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Letters ............................................................................................ 2Under the Oaks .............................................................................. 3Class Notes ....................................................................................14In Memoriam ............................................................................... 20Calendar ..........................................................................Back cover

Contents

6 researCh aBlooM by steve dodge What do you get when you mix better focus and new grants

with top faculty and student scholars? Research and scholarship

growing and blooming across the University’s four campuses.

cOVeR | An ancient chalkboard in Old College Hall still shows writing from a long ago science class. Photo by History major Reese Moriyama ’10. Photography, he says, challenges him to be more observant of his surroundings. “Photography allows me to take in life, frame by frame, one by one; it slows down reality for me so that I can truly appreciate all the wonderful elements that life presents us with.”

MAGAZINE EARNS CASE, IABC AWARDS

Pacifi c magazine won two awards in recent

communications competitions. the magazine

received a Bronze award for periodicals

produced by schools under 5,000 Fte

enrollment, from the Council for advancement

and support of education (Case) district

VIII regional Communications Competition.

district VIII includes colleges, universities

and independent schools in alaska, oregon,

Washington, Idaho, Montana, alberta, British

Columbia, Manitoba and saskatchewan.

In addition, the magazine won an award of

Merit in the publications category from the

oregon/Columbia Chapter of the International

association of Business Communicators (IaBC).

Vol. 42 No. 1 ▼ Spring 2009

T H E M A G A Z I N E O F P A C I F I C U N I V E R S I T Y

Native Training School ▼ Pacific’s Dr. Phil ▼ Erector Set Inventor

160 Years at Oregon’s Pacific

Vol. 42 No. 1

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160 Years at 160 Years at Oregon’s PacificOregon’s Pacific

Vol. 42 No. 2 ▼ Fall 2009

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iN tHis issue | student of life ▼ called to care

B rdsrdsof a FeatherB rdsrdsof a FeatherFeather

Computer science student Maggie Wigness ’10.

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Letter to

the Editor

WHAT DO YOU THINK of any of the issues raised here

or elsewhere in the magazine? Got a funny or poignant

Pacifi c memory? do you have Boxer or any of its parts?

e-mail us at pacifi cmag@pacifi cu.edu with text or

digital photos, or write letters, Pacifi c magazine, Pacifi c

University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, or 97116.

letters should be signed and include a phone number

and an e-mail address. letters may be edited for style,

length, clarity or civility.

[Editor’s note: Th e following letter is in reference to articles on the Forest Grove Indian Training School in Pacifi c, Spring 2009, p. 8]

No Apologies Needed for PastRegarding Letters, (“Lights and Shadows,” Pacifi c magazine, Fall 2009) by Don Bryant and Professor Mike Steele: I am in full agreement with the letter by Don Bryant ’41. I think a strong rebuttal should be made to Professor Steele’s extremely controversial opinion of history. He proposed a false dichotomy of “absolute v. relative values” in support of the concept of a “healing ceremony” to atone for putative 19th century sins by Pacifi c University.

Professor Steele quoted as “valuable” an assertion made by G.G. Coulton: “To ignore the question of human responsibility would make all history meaningless.” Coulton’s assertion is presumptuous, because to judge our ancestors by present day criteria is for us to be judged in turn by our descendents in endless repetition. “Judge not, lest ye be judged” is appropriate advice.

History is a precious gift. History is for lessons, not judgments. History belongs in a schoolroom, not a courtroom. Pacifi c University does not need a “healing ceremony” for the past, when it faces serious contemporary challenges of vastly greater importance.

Peter Vokac ’57Bachelor of Science, PhysicsTucson, arizona

P.S. I was turned onto a lifelong vocational study of history by Pacifi c’s excellent staff of historians, Professors D. Otis Smith, John Vloyantes and Frank Chipps. My class, freshman in ’53, was the fi rst to be free of the “mandatory chapel” that had been a vestige of Pacifi c’s Congregational church school past. I owe my start in critical thinking to two very fi ne and memorable professors, Dr. Gertrude Crane in Philosophy, and Dr. Anna Berliner in psychology.

I value my education at Pacifi c in contrast to the University of Michigan and University of Arizona later. Pacifi c provided a classic liberal arts education that few students in professional curricula can know these days.

Boxer on Ice, Part DeuxIt’s always a great day when I receive the Pacifi c magazine, many thanks! Re: “Travels with Boxer” (Spring 2008), Don Iverson is wrong. Th e photo of Bob Conover and Ed Fish (striped shirt, leaning on Bob) was taken in the autumn of 1952! I well remember Bob and Ed. Ed was one of the “yell leaders” with the Boxerettes. Could the [person] on the left be Dick Shaw or Gordon Dickenson?

By the way, I have been living in France for some time and enjoy participating in several choral groups, so my diction, Russian and French have improved. Traditional polyphonic music is a great way to keep active.

caroll collard Heusser ’55Blagnac, france

Lab Tech Indentifi edI received the Vol. 42, Fall 2009 Pacifi c magazine and for once I am able to help. On page 3, the picture at the top, the lab tech is Arnold Dickes, an optometry graduate in January 1955. He was from New York and died in 1994.

Martin Laderman ’54, O.D. ’55Scottsdale, arizona


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Football in Forest Grove Pacific has been hiring coaches, recruiting players and will soon begin work on the Lincoln Park Stadium in Forest Grove to accommodate football for the 2010 season. Park partner the City of Forest Grove recently approved the University’s request to play football there pending further negotiations over community use times. Kickoff for the first season since 1992 is scheduled for Sept. 18, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. Mark your calendar!

Briefly Noted

It’s Official!

Pacific’s 17th President, Dr. Lesley M. Hallick, was formally

inaugurated on Thursday, March 4 in the Pacific Athletic

Center. The entire campus community turned out for the event

and reception, which occurred just as we were going to press.

For more coverage, go to www.pacificu.edu/inauguration.

www.pacificu.edu/inauguration

Packs-O-Art | Thanks to Art Professor Patricia Cheyne and HR staffer Christie Norbury, Pacific got one of artist Clark Whittington’s Art-O-Mat refurbished cigarette machines for a year, one of only four in the Northwest and two in Oregon. Visitors to the Washburne University Center can pull a handle and get original, cigarette-box-sized art for just $5, which helps the artists, Whittington, the University and the forces of art in general. Visit www.artomat.org for more information.

Smell the Coffee | Pacific now has its own brand of coffee, called (you guessed it) Boxer Blend. Roasted by BJ’s Coffee Company of Forest Grove, the blend of Central and South American coffees is available exclusively at the University Bookstore on Pacific Ave. in Forest Grove.

1918 Flu Epidemic | A house on 12th Ave. in Forest Grove, once known as Castle School Preschool, was the city hospital in 1918 and likely held locals sickened by the Spanish Influenza, which swept across the globe, eventually killing 50 million people. Pacific closed for three weeks while the City of Forest Grove banned public gatherings. While some 3,688 Oregonians died from 1918 to 1920, it is not known if any Forest Grove residents or Pacific community members died in the epidemic.

Under the Oaks | news & notesContributors to this section include: Jackie Burgett ’10, Steve Dodge, Joe Lang, Wanda Laukkanen

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DWigHT TaYLOR may have only attended Pacifi c University for one year, but he re-membered it as the most rewarding of his college career.

In 1926 scholarships were not readily available, so when taylor wanted to attend college he knew one person who might help–his father. taylor borrowed $379 from his dad to pay for college tuition. despite his

Honoring charles TrombleycHaRLeS TROMBLeY was known to generations of Boxers as a father fi gure, counselor and friend. after graduating from Pacifi c in 1954, he began his tenure at the University as the director of admissions before becoming the dean of students. trombley square, located in the center of the Forest Grove campus, honors his legacy. Pacifi c has created a new way to honor trombley by establishing the Charles trombley society, which recognizes donors who give an annual gift of $1,000 or more to the University. By making a leadership gift to Pacifi c, trombley members ensure that future generations of students receive the support they need to fi nance their Pacifi c education. Members receive invitations to special events and receptions, including the annual President’s dinner, as well as an “insider’s” newsletter and a discount at the University Bookstore. —Kelly Elliott

Want to know more? Contact Kelly Elliott, Director of Annual Giving, 503-352-2211 or kelliott@pacifi cu.edu or go to www.pacifi cu.edu/giving.

father’s loan and his love of Pacifi c’s classes and professors, after just one year taylor was forced to return to his home state of Washington where he could fi nd work. he transferred to the University of Washington to complete his undergraduate studies.

often working multiple jobs to pay for his tuition, taylor went on to earn a law degree from George Washington University. after college in 1931, he was admitted to the Washington, d.C. bar and worked at a local fi rm for seven years until joining the navy during WWII. taylor was a proud member of the U.s. navy and continued his service through the naval reserves for many years.

after the war, taylor and a close friend established an independent law partnership in Washington, d.C. In 1973 he retired and did what he liked to do best: meet people. “We would be in a family vacation on a 20-person travel buggy and, while Mom and I were admir-ing the scenery, dad would be making friends with everyone else on the bus,” says daughter, Peggy taylor. his natural

ability to understand people and his unas-suming sense of humor is what he is most remembered for by those who loved him.

It was taylor’s love for Pacifi c, desire to help people and fi nancial struggles early on that inspired his daughter to establish a scholarship with her father’s bequest to Pacifi c. named in his memory, the dwight d. taylor scholarship provides funds for students who are in good academic stand-ing and who have signifi cant fi nancial needs. “dad would be so glad to know his bequest will help young people working to achieve a college education and are plan-ning their careers,” says Margaret.

and in case you’re wondering, taylor did pay off the money he borrowed from his dad–interest and all. —by Haley Overton

There are many ways to include your charitable interests in your estate and fi nancial plans. These gifts have an important and lasting impact on Pacifi c University. For more information on these opportunities, please contact Jan Stricklin at 503-352-2211.

Donor Spotlighta Year He always Remembered


Transitions

Honors & AwardsPacific SWePT the recent Oregon Women in Higher Education Awards at the OWHE conference in Portland. History Professor Martha Rampton (left) won the top award called “She Flies with Her Own Wings,” which honors a woman with a strong history of making contributions to women in higher education and a dedication

to supporting and promoting the achievements of women in the fi eld. Assistant Professor of Sociology Jaye Cee Whitehead received the Exemplary Emerging Professional Award which honors a woman based on her recognized potential to make a positive impact in higher education.

fieLD Of HOnOR Pacifi c’s new Sherman-Larkins softball stadium in Lincoln Park was named National Softball Field of the Year, the top fi eld for both NCAA Division II and Division III schools as named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. “I don’t think any of our conference’s facilities have been recognized as the best in the country,” says Athletics Director Ken Schumann.

THe Regence fOUnDaTiOn awarded a $94,000 grant to Pacifi c for its Interdisciplinary Diabetes Clinic, scheduled to open in Hillsboro next spring. Th e safety-net clinic will be open to anyone with diabetes, with a primary focus on providing aff ordable care to Latinos and other underserved populations.

THe ORegOn OPTOMeTRic PHYSicianS aSSOciaTiOn named Nada J. Lingel, Professor of Optometry, as the 2009 O.D. of the Year at the OOPA’s annual meeting in October. Lingel, ’79, O.D. ’81, MS ’88 was cited for her contributions to the optometry profession at Pacifi c, nationally and internationally.

Pacific’S 2009 PaRenT’S HanDBOOK won kudos from the National Orientation Director’s Association recently with the prestigious Publication and Media Showcase Award. Th e annual publication was edited by Jen Hansen ’09, the orientation program manager, and overseen by Julie Murray-Jensen, associate dean of students.

Alumni NewsReUniOn 2010 | A Weekend for Alumni Register now to return to Forest Grove and Hillsboro for a fun-fi lled weekend with food, music and many chances to connect with your friends, classmates and with the place you used to call home. Reunion will take place June 18-20. Alumni who would like to assist in ensuring their reunion is a success can contact the Offi ce of Alumni Relations 503-352-2057 or alumni@pacifi cu.edu. Alumni who cannot attend can participate by submitting a memory book form at www.pacifi cu.edu/alumni.

ReUniOn cLaSS gifT

even if you can’t attend

this year’s reunion, you can

honor your class and help

current students with a

reunion gift. a milestone

reunion is an excellent

time to show support for

new programs, increase

opportunities for students

and respond to the rising

cost of education.

Sara Hopkins-Powell, executive dean of health Professions, will begin a phased retirement beginning in June. hopkins-Powell, the founding executive dean of the College of health Professions (hPC) in hillsboro, will relinquish that role but will serve hPC as vice provost through the 2010-2011 academic year. hopkins-Powell is looking forward to doing volunteer work in latin america, writing and traveling, but notes that leaving her “dream job” will certainly be bittersweet. hopkins-Powell holds master’s and doctoral degrees for the University of California, Berkeley.

Jennifer Smythe, who had been serving as interim dean of the College of optometry since 2008, has been appointed dean with the unanimous support of the optometry faculty. that rare unanimous affi rmation led the University to forego plans for a nation-wide search to fi ll the position.

smythe’s career at Pacifi c began as a student in 1989. she received her Ms in Clinical optometry in January 2000 and her o.d. in May 1993. after completing a residency in contact lenses in 1993, she held various roles in the College, including professor, chief of contact lens services and associate dean for academic programs. In 2006, smythe was named to Vision Monday’s “50 Most Infl uential Women in optical.”

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BY STeVe DODge

Research AbloomRecent grants and a new emphasis on science

and research have all four Pacifi c campuses buzzing with activity.

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In a second-fl oor room in Old College Hall, next to glass cases displaying dusty science artifacts, is a wall painted black to create a makeshift blackboard. A 1954 renovation of the building revealed the blackboard hidden behind another wall, complete with cursive chalk writing describing a long-ago chemistry experiment. It’s not known exactly when the class occurred, but the 1850 building, Pacifi c’s fi rst, was Science Hall from 1894 to 1949 when it was rededicated as a museum. Science instruction—in chemistry, physics, astronomy and psychology—was required for third and fourth year students as far back as 1864, according to the earliest Pacifi c course catalog in the Library Archives. As a key component of liberal arts dating from medieval times, science was undoubtedly taught in the fi rst days of the Tualatin Academy, the frontier school that fi rst occupied the building.

left | Biologist Paige Baugher looks at cell cultures in the glow of laser light in her Pacifi c lab.

above | the “Chem shack” in old College hall. Circa 1890s. note chalkboard on back wall.

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Model researCh sarah Phillips,

associate Professor of sociology,

published a book called “Modeling life”

in 2006. told through the experiences

of the models themselves, the book

explores how society views nudity,

sexuality and the creative process,

part of Phillips’ ongoing drive to better

understand human behavior.

Over the years, science programs have quietly grown from Science Hall, often dubbed “Th e Chem Shack” in the old days, to the modifi ed

Army barracks at Warner Hall to the current

Strain, Price and Murdock science buildings

on the east end of the Forest Grove campus.

In addition, most of the health sciences

programs, which began at Pacifi c in 1945

with the addition of optometry, now occupy

an entire new campus in Hillsboro. Many

faculty members and graduate students

in the new College of Health Professions

conduct hypothesis-based research that’s

being published in peer-reviewed journals and

presented at prestigious conferences.

For instance, Michelle Guyton, a professor in the School of Professional Psychology (SPP) at Pacifi c’s Portland campus, and three doctoral students are using a Pacifi c faculty development grant to study how men and women adjust to incarceration. Th e fi ndings will be presented at a national conference this spring. Fellow SPP professor Daniel Munoz and his gradu-ate students are exploring eating disorders and obesity. Munoz was thrilled to learn recently that all eight of his students had their research accepted for the 2010 International Conference on Eating Disorders in Salzburg, Austria. “Th is conference is the largest and most respected eating disorders conference in the world, and their acceptance rate for submissions is notori-ously stingy, so I am awestruck,” says Munoz.

In fact, all four colleges that comprise the University: education, arts and sciences, health professions and optometry, are conduct-ing surprising levels of research for the size of the school. At the undergraduate level alone, Pacifi c now off ers eight science majors, ranging

from chemistry and biology to exercise sci-ence and bioinformatics. All seniors in those disciplines (and most non-science majors) are required to produce a thesis guided by a faculty mentor. Some of these senior projects, numbering about 200 in the Class of 2008, were data-gathering and analysis studies, but a growing number are hypoth-esis-driven research modeled on traditional scientifi c method.

Science—with biology, chemistry and exercise science leading the way—is the most popular major indicated by incoming freshman. Programs and facilities are so tight on the Forest Grove campus that a new science center is high on the list for near-future development. Meanwhile, the University revised its mission language to better emphasize the importance of research, opened an Offi ce of Research headed by sociology faculty member and Vice Provost Chris Wilkes. Th e University also created a new position of director of corporate and foundation relations, fi lled by former Alumni Relations Director Brian Hess. Hess is charged with what Wilkes was previously able to do only part-time: secure grants from local and national foundations in support of Pacifi c programs, many of them science-related.

Boost from MurdockTh e changes are already bearing fruit. In November, the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a long-time supporter of research at Pacifi c and in the region, announced a $325,000 grant to the University. Th e funds will signifi cantly boost plans to expand the undergraduate summer research program, which has grown from about 14 students in 2006 to 28 students in 2009. Th e grant will fund 18 additional summer faculty positions over three years in biology, chemistry, environmental science and physics and involve a similar number of students in mostly one-to-one intensive research experiences.

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Th e Murdock grant, says Dean of Arts & Sciences John Hayes, will have lasting implications. “It’s more than just the money. It’s the recognition by an outside organization that Pacifi c is doing high quality research. Th at’s going to open doors for us.”

Other Murdock funds have also played a key role in bringing talented researchers to the University, provid-ing funds for Physics Professor Andrew Dawes, Biology Professor David Scholnick and Chemistry Professor David Cordes in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Assistant Professor of Biology Paige Baugher, (pronounced “balker”) also received a Murdock start-up grant. In a small, windowless lab in the Strain Science building, Baugher and Visiting Physics Professor Vince Rossi discuss a laser array mounted in a sterile glass enclosure.

“Let’s maybe move this down a little,” says Baugher, indicating a mount on a steel rod, which controls how much of the red laser light reaches her cultures below. Baugher, in her second year at Pacifi c, is studying the eff ects of light on cancer cells, some treated with light-reactive drugs, some without. Rossi, the laser expert, reaches in with blue rubber gloved hands and a wrench. Adjustments made, the diode laser bathes the steel and glass enclosure with an unearthly glow. Between conversations, the only sound in the room is a low mechanical hum. Green lights from other instruments gleam in the dark.

Like other faculty members, Baugher has a signifi -cant teaching load, but is excited to pursue her interests in chemokine receptors, a kind of protein involved in infl ammation, cancer and infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS. She’s also fascinated with phytoestrogens, which occur naturally in plants. Th ese substances are chemically similar to human estrogens and could play a role in the treatment of breast cancer.

With Pacifi c colleagues Cordes, Jeannine Chan (chemistry) and Stacey Halpern (biology), she’s exam-ining how phytoestrogens found in Pacifi c Northwest plants such as salal, Oregon grape and red alder may be useful in the battle against cancer. “It’s pretty exciting,” says Baugher, who grew up wandering through NASA facilities with her rocket scientist father. “It’s something that I have always wanted to do. So many plants haven’t been characterized in a lifetime of work.”

Students play a key role in her research, helping with everything from culturing live cells to overseeing

experiments and gathering data. “We’re teaching how to think through a problem critically, to design protocols” just like everyday scientists, she says. Th ough she admits few will end up as research scientists, her students say the experience is a big help toward anticipated careers in optometry, medicine and other science-based occupations. According to Brad White ’11, a biology and exercise science major who wants to earn a medical degree, “the lab and research setting teaches skills that I wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Chemistry graduate Kelly Yoshinaga ’08 has similar sentiments. Now working as a research associate at SpectraWatt, a solar cell company and Intel spinoff , she says undergraduate research “taught me how to think and act like a scientist. It taught me how to be a problem solver and eff ectively communicate my scientifi c discoveries through presentations. Th ese skills have helped me [in] my current job.”

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CrItICal thInkInG assistant Professor of Biology Paige Baugher

(left) and student laine higa ’10 examine cultures as part of her

cancer research. students are key assistants in the studies, but also

learn fi rst hand how to design protocols and think like scientists.

Biology and exercise science

major Brad White ’11 on

research: “I like it because it’s

pushing the boundaries of

human knowledge; helping

humanity by discovering

things nobody knows.”

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Two Sides of CoinTh at’s precisely the point, says John Miller, provost and vice president for academic aff airs. While he ac-knowledges that some faculty members worry that more research means less emphasis on teaching, he says, “Research and teaching are two sides of the same coin.”

When he arrived at Pacifi c two years ago, he observed the growing graduate programs in the health professions and how student involvement in research “is part and parcel of graduate education.” He looked at the undergraduate programs and saw a growing under-graduate research component but realized both needed help securing grants, working with foundations, and providing seed money. In his travels across the University’s four campuses, he heard that faculty need policies and procedures to reduce other commitments, such as

University governance obligations. Th e University also needs better coordination of its eff orts across four very diff erent colleges.

As a result, Miller and then-president Phil Creighton formed Pacifi c’s fi rst Offi ce of Research, which is housed in the new Berglund Hall and led by Vice Provost Wilkes. Now, the school has a mechanism for keeping better track of research activity, sharing information, promoting programs and encouraging interdisciplinary activity. When Miller talks about research, though, he explains that he’s excited about hiring more scientists and bolstering traditional scientifi c method research, but says “we’re also talking about research that’s not necessarily in labs.” And not necessarily “pure” science. Miller, paraphrasing academician Ernest Boyer, says the University will defi ne its research and scholarship as 1) discovery of knowledge; 2) application of knowledge, as is done in healthcare, aimed at making life better; 3) integration of existing knowledge; and 4) research aimed at making teaching more eff ective. He adds that such endeavors as fi lm-making, music and writing, are also legitimate areas where scholarship and the fl urry of creative activity is required.

Meanwhile, Pacifi c has quietly become a hotbed of research of all types. Says Miller, “We are Oregon’s private research University. We do more research and scholarship than any private university in Oregon.” As a result, Pacifi c was recently asked to join the Oregon University Systems Research Council as the representative for all the state’s private colleges.

True to Miller’s blueprint, Pacifi c research and scholarship is fl ourishing across divisions and at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Th is spring, Anthropology Professor Cheleen Mahar publishes her book on squatter settlements in Oaxaca, Mexico, titled, “Reinventing Practice in a Disenchanted World.” History Professor Larry Lipin’s book “Workers and the Wild” (Illinois, 2007) follows the themes of conservation, labor and consumerism in Oregon in the early 20th Century. Sociology professor Sarah Phillips’ “Modeling Life” (Suny, 2006) examines art modeling as a way of life. Professor Rick Jobs, a European historian, analyzes the role of youth culture after the Second World War in France, and its importance in the redevelopment and revitalization of French life in his book “Riding the New Wave” (Stanford, 2007). And that’s just a sampling as faculty in undergraduate psychology, philosophy and political science have been publishing signifi cant works, often with extensive student involvement.

CoMFort Zone optometry

Professor Jim sheedy is a

nationally known expert on the

causes and cures of eyestrain.

his ongoing studies, supported

by Microsoft, Bausch and lomb

and Intel explore what conditions

contribute to the problem—

and what helps bring relief.

education Professor

richard Paxton

co-authored a book

titled “the reality of

it all,” about the use

of fi lm and movies in

history classrooms, part

of a multi-year project

that included case studies

from classrooms across

the United states.

Vision PerformanceOn the graduate side, the College of Optometry has long been a national leader in eye care research. Recent inquiries have included work in contact lens disinfec-tion systems, new ways to screen and diagnose dyslexia and the role of yellow lenses on vision performance and retinal protection.

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shoes, the ringing of weights and the roar of fans, Exercise Science professors Rebecca Concepcion, Shawn Henry, Brian Jackson and Phil Schot mentor about 50 students each year through rigorous research projects. Each researcher oversees up to 12 students each at any given time, more than any other Pacifi c faculty members. Many of the students, who begin their projects in their junior year, will move on to graduate studies in healthcare or careers in sports medicine or fi tness. Th e vast majority of studies are hypothesis-based scientifi c studies.

For example, Henry, a human physiology expert, has students exploring the eff ects of caff eine on posture and stability, the eff ects of cold temperatures and how breathing strategies and exercise devices aff ect human performance. Concepcion, a sports psychology expert, and Brian Jackson, whose research specialty is motor learning, are studying the eff ects of movement on learning. Schot, a biomechanics expert, is working with students on balance, strength and landing research.

optometry

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visual response

to handheld

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In Price Hall on the Forest Grove campus, Optometry professor Jim Sheedy leads the University’s Vision Performance Institute inquiries into eyestrain. Sheedy, who brought a thriving lab to Pacifi c from Ohio State University, is one of the country’s leading experts on eyestrain and has done considerable research for Microsoft on how computer screens and diff erent type fonts aff ect the eye. Intel and Alcon have support-ed other research. A new study funded by contact lens company Bausch and Lomb is underway. Graduate students play a key role in the studies, recruiting live subjects for the experiments and conducting much of the actual data collection.

On one recent afternoon, Sheedy, his lab manager Yu Chi Tai and a bevy of graduate students cluster around a table eating lunch and discussing lab assign-ments for the fi nal days of a contact lens study funded by Alcon. “Okay,” says Yu, ”let’s get to the fi nish line and back up your data!” Sheedy mostly listens, but in-terjects a question or two. When the meeting adjourns, the professor and two grad students move to a lab nearby. Th e dim room is lit only by the glow of a large fl at-screen monitor and small task lights, which illumi-nate computers nearby. An undergraduate student sits in a chair and is fi tted with headset equipment. Wires and sensors are seemingly everywhere, making the stu-dent look like a refugee from a sci-fi movie. Th e eff ect is enhanced when a huge, blinking close-up of her eyes appear on the large monitor.

“What we’re doing is measuring quick eye move-ments,” says Sheedy, adding that the equipment, capa-ble of measurement in milliseconds, tracks blink rates and movement of the orbicularus muscle around the eye. While the subject, using contact lenses and various added solutions reads text on the screen, sensors gather information on squinting and blinking—measures of visual discomfort and eyestrain.

Bret Andre, a second year optometry student who helped with the Alcon study, says the experience has been invaluable. “We learn how to design research, gather data and work with people,” he says. “Everything we do and experience is a tool for the future.”

Th e future is very much on the minds of four Pacifi c researchers housed in the Pacifi c Athletic Center on the Forest Grove campus. In a building more noted for the competitive squeaking of tennis

stUdent rUn optometry graduate student Bret andre ’10 (left) guides a patient through

a contact lens and solutions study funded by alcon. Grad students recruit subjects, learn

how to design experiments and do much of the data gathering as part of their curriculum.

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Says Jackson, while the emphasis is on teaching, an increasing number of studies are getting published and more students are being invited to conferences, also great learning experiences. According to Henry, who recently took seven students to a regional confer-

ence to present their fi ndings, “More and more of the studies are scientifi -cally meritorious.” He adds, “Th ere is a culture of research in our depart-ment now. Our labs are busier than (most) grad school labs.”

NSF HelpsWhile the PAC is certainly humming with scholarly activity, so too is the College of Education (COE), with its programs in Eugene and Forest Grove. Th e College received a $749,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in 2009 to support scholarships for Master of Arts students training for careers as K-12 teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

In addition, COE research-ers are publishing books and presenting papers on all aspects of education, from the use of technology in classrooms to teaching techniques and learning

methods. Example: Nancy Meltzoff , professor of education and coordinator of advanced programs at the Eugene campus, is currently on sabbatical study-ing the impact of cultural immersion on emerg-ing teachers. Associate Education Professor Mike Charles and Desheng Yang, visiting faculty member from Wenzhou Medical College, China, completed a study that details a cooperative learning com-munity in China that saw students working in close collaboration with their teacher to deliver all of the instructional lectures for a term.

Meanwhile, at the College of Health Professions (CHP), research is not only a way of life for faculty members, but a cornerstone of the student experi-ence. Formed in 2006 when most of Pacifi c’s gradu-ate healthcare programs moved from Forest Grove to a new campus in Hillsboro, CHP researchers are involved in wide range of studies. For example, the School of Pharmacy is exploring the eff ects of en-zymes in broccoli on pharmaceuticals. In addition, the School of Physician Assistant Studies is looking at the effi cacy of a fi tness program for people with devel-opmental disabilities.

While not strictly for research, the College also recently received a $94,000 grant from the Regence Foundation for an Interdisciplinary Diabetes Clinic to provide aff ordable care for Latino and other un-derserved populations. True to its title, the clinic will involve all of the disciplines at CHP and the College of Optometry. Th e eff ort will also include community partners the Essential Health Clinic, Tuality Hospital, the Virginia Garcia Clinic and Centro Cultural to apply the latest fi ndings in the battle against the disease.

Th e College’s multi-disciplinary philosophy, combined with extensive student clinical experience, was a great benefi t to alumna Allison Hennes ’05, who now works as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Hennes initially earned an undergraduate degree in exercise science from Pacifi c, then added a Dental Health Science degree from the University in 2008. As an undergrad, she studied human anatomy, phys-iology, nutrition, chemistry and microbiology. “All of these courses were so in-depth and hands-on that the curriculum was easy to put into real life situa-tions in the work place,” she says. “As for my degree in Dental Health Science, the curriculum was truly

school of Professional

Psychology doctoral

student Corey

Baechel ’10 did a

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at the oregon state

hospital, a method

which envisions the

possibility of recovery

from mental illness.

Prior models mostly

assumed the disorders

would never go away.

Better than BCs? Computer science

student Maggie Wigness ’10 caused

quite a stir this fall after presenting a

paper on her algorithm to rank nCaa

division I football teams to the new

england symposium on statistics in

sports at harvard University. she was

one of only three students nationally

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based around science courses…and the fact that we were able to meet with [people in] other science-based fi elds and collaborate on various cases during Interdisciplinary Case Conferences…was a true test of our science-based skills.”

Occupational Th erapy (OT) Associate Professor Linda Hunt, a nationally known expert on aging is-sues, not only regularly employs grad students to assist with her studies, but works to put students in leader-ship roles. Second year OT student Nicole Teixeira ’10 helped Hunt organize a learning opportunity for other students by setting up visits to older adults’ homes in Portland that revealed a wide range of safety issues. Hunt also used a Pacifi c faculty development grant last spring to bring two students, Bobbi Wagner ’09 and Holly Edwards ’09, into a study on stress relief for

Certifi ed Nursing Assistants. Wagner and three other OT students, Melea Doughty ’09, Vernon Tionquioa ’09 and Alaina Brown ’09 presented papers at the Occupational Th erapy Association of Oregon meeting last year on case reports written in a course Hunt teaches.

Hunt recently gained wide attention for a study to be published in the American Journal of Occupational Th erapy on drivers diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Th e fi ndings show such drivers often become lost and are in danger of injuring themselves or others, disap-pearing for days or, in some cases, altogether. Hunt, who has driven with hundreds of aging drivers over the years, is currently developing a model to assist other occupational therapists in the decision-making process regarding “fi tness to drive” analyses for drivers with dementia.

Hunt’s student Alaina Brown, who was a co-investigator with Hunt and Isaac Gilman, assistant professor of library sciences on the driving study, and a case report of her own while at Pacifi c, says the experience has encouraged her to continue researching OT-relevant topics and to become a faculty member herself. And, she says, “Th e emphasis that the School of Occupational Th erapy put on research has helped me to become a better practitioner,” while helping to quantify the value of the fi eld.

President Lesley Hallick would like to see that emphasis grow stronger University-wide. Hallick, who brings a background in research, teaching and administration from Oregon Health & Science University to the position, says she’s impressed with the research and creativity she has seen at Pacifi c, but says with planning and initiatives to free up more faculty time, the University can do more. “We need to engage in research in a broader sense than we have. It really needs to become part of our culture.”

For a growing number of Pacifi c faculty members and students, it already is.

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ON THE WEB | For more coverage of Pacifi c’s research

programs, including a video of laser-assisted research in the

department of Biology, go to www.pacifi cu.edu/magazine.

MUltICUltUral literacy

expert and associate

Professor of education

donna kalmbach Phillips

likes to walk in other

people’s shoes, specifi cally

students of color. With

fellow College of education

researchers robert nava

and kristin dixon, she

ponders such questions

as: how do students of

color identify with teachers

when surrounded by

overwhelming “whiteness?”

Into the FUtUre the $28.5 million “Building two” at the

health Professions Campus in hillsboro will house the school

of Professional Psychology, now in Portland and the school of

occupational therapy, lab space, offi ces and student study space.

the building is scheduled for completion in august 2010. For a

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Making a difference in other people’s lives drew david Mietzner ’83 o.d.’84 to study optometry at Pacific University. that desire has taken him further than he ever realized. he’s not only involved in eye care in the U.s. air Force, but recently served as the commander of a surgical unit of a hospital responsible for the health care of thousands of military personnel and their dependents.

Promoted to full colonel in 2004, Mietzner’s official title while on the nellis air Force Base in las Vegas was Commander of the 99th Medical Group’s surgical operation squadron. “My surgical operations commander job was very unusual for an optometrist—it’s kind of a rare bird,” he says.

In his nellis air Force Base position, Mietzner oversaw some 200 people, including 40 surgeons in various specialties, plus an 80-member women’s health and birthing section that delivers more than 700 babies annually. he was in charge of six operating rooms and three endoscopy suites with or nurses and scrub technician staff who sterilize and maintain state-of-the-art instruments.

although he’s not a surgeon, Miestzner has been able to successfully work with doctors and other medical personnel, because “they do know I’m a credentialed provider who understands military medical provider burdens.”

Mietzner says that he feels blessed and lucky to have the career that he has. “the air Force turned out to be a means for me to attain a higher calling and make a health care difference for others and our nation’s defense,” he says. “the ability to make aviators and other service members see better...gave me a sense of purpose…so, I marvel that myself, as an optometrist, can be a part of facilitating this successful medical outcome for our nation’s defense.”

In august, he left the las Vegas post to serve at Wilford hall Medical Center in san antonio, texas, the air Force’s largest medical center. Mietzner is chief optometrist in a seven-optometrist clinic with a staff of 25 that oversees 40,000 new air Force inductees per year.

Class nOTeSOur O.D. Colonel BY Wanda l aUkk anen

after graduating with a bachelor of liberal arts degree from Concordia College (now University) in Portland, Mietzner arrived at Pacific’s College of optometry in 1980. In addition to his optometry degree at Pacific, he also earned a bachelor’s degree in vision science in 1983.

“Pacific University gave me an outstanding optometry education,” he says. “the entire faculty was firm but fair.” he added that with much of today’s education occurring online, he appreciates the quality in-person education he

received from Pacific. “Producing good health providers requires preceptors and dedicated educators that gives Pacific the edge over other competing health care programs.”

Mietzner originally joined the air Force partly because he wanted to go overseas. It took 15 years for him to do that. his first assignment was at Fairchild air Force base near spokane, Wash. While there, he earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University. he later served at bases in texas, California and finally overseas in england for three years. he also was deployed on a military medical mission to Mozambique in 2001.

Mietzner is married to Joanne heins and has two children, aaron, 15, and laura, 13. a native of rupert, Idaho, he is a dedicated sports buff. he skied on the air Force ski team for a number of years, and enjoys many recreational activities, including outdoor pastimes such as rafting, camping and attending his children’s events.


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high quality first aid, safety, durable medical equipment and supplies. He is also a member of the Willamette Falls Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. The Clackamas Review, Milwaukie, Ore., July 1, 2009

1982

^ Russ Blunck was recently named the associate athletic director at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. He had previously served at PLNU from 1991-97 as the sports information director, and most re-cently was the SID and then associate athletic director at Western Oregon University from 1997-2009. Russ con-tinues to work weekends for WOU as the play-by-play broadcaster for foot-ball games on the road, with his father Robert ’65 as his color commenta-tor. Russ’ wife Maddie and children Brodie, 16, and Brendan, 13, remain in Oregon for now.

Notes&Profiles

1953

Gloria Wulf ’53 with Lois Onaida (center) and Bev Leeman, in the Registrar’s Office, 1975. Note painting of Pacific’s first gradu-ate Harvey Clark in background. Painting was destroyed in 1975 fire.

[correction from Fall ’09 issue]^ Gloria Doerfler Wulf ’53� and Glenn Wulf celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Hillsboro Elks Lodge on March 14 at a luncheon hosted by their daugh-ter Glenda and son Mike ’86. The Wulfs live in Hillsboro, Ore., but spend winter months in a fifth-wheel trailer in Yuma, Ariz. Gloria was employed at Pacific for 34 years–30 of them as registrar from 1958 to 1988. After leaving Pacific, she ob-tained a commercial driver’s license and drove a truck with her husband for six years, traveling frequently to 47 states.

Robert Heller works and lives in Nevada.

1960 | 50 year reunion

1961Karen Havnaer recently trav-eled with a group to Japan to be present for public ceremonies commemorating the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 64 years ago. The focus of the group is the Non-Proliferation Treaty meetings, which will be held at the United Nations the spring of 2010. Although not Catholics, Dan and Karen have lived and worked in a Catholic Worker multi-cultural community on the edge of down-town Tacoma, Wash. since the early ’80s.

1965 | 45 year reunionMary Lou Beall retired from Mercer University in Atlanta, Ga. last spring. This past August, both Mary and her daughter Megan be-gan teaching communication cours-es at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. They are enjoying that side of the world, although they are super busy with classes. Mary was sorry to miss the reunion.

Stephen Lusk has attended the Chicago Theological Seminary, Chapman College, and the Pacifica Graduate Institute and received his Ph.D. in 2004. He and his wife Ruth live in Hood River, Ore.


1972Gail “Max” Lyons Cracraft lives in Portland and works from home.

Larry Eckhardt retired as the Sheridan Fire District Administrative Chief in 2008. Some of his accomplishments in-clude placing a strong emphasis on training, making volunteering fun and enjoyable and participating in a variety of community activities to help citizens understand what the fire district was all about. The Sun, Sheridan, Ore., June 25, 2008


American Academy of Optometry Inducts Six Pacific GraduatesSix alumni were recently inducted as qualified Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO).

In qualifying for and maintaining AAO fellowship, individuals are evaluated against the highest standards of professional competence. Fellowship is open to optometrists who are licensed to practice at the highest level permitted by law in their respective jurisdictions. The following Pacific University alumni are members of the 2009 AAO Fellows induction class:

Peggy S. Achenbach, O.D. ’90 (Ponte Vedra, Fla.)

Jennifer D. Choo, O.D. ’04 (Australia)

Jennifer A. Gustafson, O.D. ’08 (Natick, Mass.)

Christopher A. Nield, O.D. ’99 (Blackfoot, Idaho)

Matthew G. Pearce, O.D. ’02 (Washougal, Wash.)

Blake G. Simmons, ’03�, O.D. ’06 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Only about 10 percent of U.S. optometrists have earned Academy Fellowship, and Fellows from 43 countries are represented in the membership.

— Joe Lang

golden guard Honorees

1930 80 year reunion1935 75 year reunion1940 70 year reunion1945 65 year reunion1950 60 year reunion1955 55 year reunion

1976Mike Loretz retired from the McMinnville School District in 2008. He earned his master’s at Portland State, and then taught middle school art in Colton, Ore. Later he became a principal in Colton, Stayton and Salem-Keizer. He worked for the state Department of Education before joining the McMinnville district. The Roseburg News-Review, Roseburg, Ore., June 10, 2008

Melody Ann Watral, MSN, RN, CPNP, CPON, was recognized on Oct. 3 as one of the Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina for 2009. This award recognizes registered nurses in North Carolina who per-form outstanding clinical practice and patient advocacy.

1979Gail Marie Gage Alexander is a consumer advocate for the state of Oregon.


1981Kevin Krueger lives in West Linn with his wife Sandy and daughter Kailey. Kevin owns and operates Krueger Medical Services. The company is a leading resource for

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Glenn “Mike” Wulf PAC, was deployed to Iraq in June with the Oregon National Guard. Captain Wulf spent four months in Afghanistan two years ago. He and wife Christine live in Bend, Ore., with their daughter and son, where Mike is employed at Th e Center, an orthopedic and neurological clinic. Mike received his physician’s assis-tant training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and Fort Collins, Colo. and spent four years in Waxahachie, Texas before moving to Bend four years ago.

1988Cecelia “Cea” Romero received her National Board Teaching Certifi cation in November 2008.

1989Colleen Couron Smith and Brent Smith ’88 are now living in Kiev, Ukraine. Brent is currently working for the U.S. Embassy. Th ey will live in Ukraine for at least two years and are enjoying living in such an inter-national community.


1983Rhonda Connell Witt lives in Arkansas with her husband David and children Nathaniel, 7, Jeremiah, 6, and Zechariah, 4.

1984Sandy Cakebread MAT featured watercolor art in an exhibit at Art Adventure Gallery in Madras in July. Th e Madras Pioneer, Madras, Ore. July 1, 2009

1985 | 25 year reunionAllyson May attended Oregon Health and Science University, graduating in 1987 with a bachelor’s in medical technology. She now works as a Recovery Partner Relations Specialist with Community Tissue Services.

1986Jennifer Brassfi eld has joined the Central Oregon community to focus on physical therapy care for aging adults and geriatric patients. She is one of the fi rst practitioners in the United States to off er portable virtual reality technology to patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

1991Bjorn Paige, MAT ’94 lives in Carlsbad, Calif. with wife Jeannette and their two children, Ella and Henry.

Anne Weeber McCracken lives in Portland with her husband Mike, son Owen and daughter Kathryn. She is the owner of Precision Health.

1992Laura Hancock Hufen lives in Racine, Wis. with her husband Mark, and children Nikolas, Rebeka, Aleksandr, Sebastian and Friedrich.

Mickel Rompa has been promoted to plant manager of Steelscape in Fairfi eld, Ala. nine years with the company. Prior to his promotion, he held various management positions, including environmental engineer, material control and paintline manager. Mickel is moving from Vancouver, Wash. to Birmingham, Ala., and still enjoys golfi ng every chance he gets.

Mark Setzler has been tenured at High Point University in High Point, N.C., and promoted to as-sociate professor. Mark is chairman of High Point’s Department of Political Science. He and his wife, Heather ’92, live in Greensboro, N.C. with their two sons, Austin and Hunter. Heather works as a sales coordinator for Food Should Taste Good, a natural foods com-pany based in the Boston area.

1993

^ Aimee Wourms Perkins and husband Th atcher would like to announce the birth of their second child Brenner Perkins. Brenner was

born on May 29, 2008. Big sister Parker is enjoying her new brother more and more every day.

James Jarman has won an Edward R. Murrow award for investigative broadcast journalism. He works for a TV station in Colorado Springs, Colo.

1994Jim Kitch was recently given a Special Recognition Award at the latest National Dental Association conference in Jacksonville, Fla. Th is is his second award with this organization. He was given the Corporate Award last year with this same group.

Pacifi c Explorers A group from Pacifi c hauled themselves

and a Pacifi c pennant to the summit of Mt. Hood this past May. Holding the

pennant is Chad Toomey ’94, Outback Director. On the far left is Phil Friesen,

Voyages Coordinator. They were joined by Brad Schwantki O.D. ’11; Mindy

Ingebretson ’09; Drenan Westley ’07; and Keith Baas. Keep in touchand enter to win Boxer gear

Visit us online atwww.pacifi cu.edu/keepintouch and update your information. once each month we will select a member of our community to receive a Pacifi c University alumni sweatshirt.

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More ways to keep in touch

Scott Leadham is the president of LeadTh em Consulting.

Gabby Marshall O.D. ‘97 opened Elemental Eyecare, a pediatric optom-etry practice in Northwest Crossing in Bend, Ore. She formerly practiced at Integrated Eyecare, also in Bend. Th e Bend Bulletin, June 19, 2008

LeeAnn Strachan Prodoccini is an administrative assistant for Th e GLOBE Program in Berthoud, Colo. She has an 8-year-old daughter, Alicia, and is back in the States again!


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1995 | 15 year reunionTheresa “Tracy” Cowan Cleaver completed her master’s degree in 2001 at Oregon State in school counseling. She is a substitute teacher, stay-at-home mom and varsity softball coach at Nyssa High School in Nyssa, Ore. since 2001. Her husband Luke ’97 is now Vice Principal and Athletic Director at Nyssa High School, still coaching wrestling. Th ey have two children: Elijah, 8, and Addie, 18 months.

Amy Hylton Nelson credits her degree with her recent promotion to chief operations offi cer at Point West Credit Union.

Mariana Rolando lives in Caracas, Venezuela. She attended Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, graduating in 2009 with a master’s in marketing. Now she works as an independent jewelry designer.

1996Felicia Anne Pranger Bawdon lives in Snoqualmie, Wash. She works as a human resource manager for PCL Construction Services and lives with her husband Craig and daughter Ariana.

Marit Blecha Nelson was hired as fi nance director for Columbia River Fire and Rescue in St. Helens, Ore. Th e Clatskanie Chief, Clatskanie, Ore., June 12, 2008

1997Michael Judkins O.D. ’99 is president of the Utah Optometric Association.

Kayleen Beard Mendenhall and Jason Mendenhall welcomed Walter “Walt” Keats Mendenhall into their family on Feb. 10, 2009. His big sister Flannery is 3.

Julia McCarry Oliver welcomed new baby girl, Eden Faith, on July 23. She joins Asa, 3, and Avigail, 2. Her husband Justin is an attorney, Offi ce of the General Counsel for the Department of Energy. Th ey recently moved to Idaho Falls.

1998

William Wright and wife Kim proudly announce the birth of their son Aidan Austin, born Feb. 17, 2009 at 12:41 p.m. He was 6 lbs. 2 oz. and 18 inches long.

1999Christina Ashcraft Berry’s debut novel, Th e Familiar Stranger, was released from Moody Publishers on Sept. 1 to rave reviews.

Danielle Deschler Ritchie PT ’02, DPT ’04 works as a physical therapist at Columbia Memorial Hospital as a personal trainer and massage therapist in her own studio. Th e Daily Astorian, Astoria, Ore., Sept. 14, 2009

Colin Dickey released a novel, titled Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius in August 2009. After graduating from Pacifi c, Colin attended California Institute of the Arts and earned a master’s of fi ne arts in critical stud-ies, then attended the University of California, Irvine for his Ph.D. in comparative literature.

Jason Hawkins MAT is the head baseball coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Th e Democrat Herald, Albany, Ore., July 26, 2008

^ Jennifer Guinn Swanlund and husband Jeremy would like to announce the birth of their fi rst child, Tabor William Kwai Ming Swanlund. He was born on Aug. 22, 2009 at Providence St. Vincent hos-pital in Portland. At birth, Tabor weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz., was 21 inches long, and had a full head of hair. Th e Swanlands are busy learning a lot in their new roles as parents and enjoying every moment with their precious newborn son.

Christina Goria Tolomei MAT ’00 and her husband John wel-comed their third child on March 22, 2009. Her name is Luciana June and she joins big brother Emilio and big sister Gabriela. Th e Tolomeis reside in Renton, Wash.

2000 | 10 year reunionRick Dormer MAT was hired in June as the new high school principal in the Petersburg School District in Alaska. He had been the dean of students for Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore. since 2007. Th e Petersburg Pilot, Petersburg, Alaska, June 4, 2009

Michelle Heinz graduated from Columbia University, School of the Arts with a master of fi ne arts. She now lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband, Scott.

Ashley Skeen graduated from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas with a master’s in range and wildlife management. She is now an agriculture specialist for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, working in Kent, Wash.

Jeremy Vernon MAT ’09 teaches math at McMinnville High School in McMinnville, Ore.

2001Rhutu Amin Gharib gave birth to Suhana Rhea Singh Gharib on Sept. 22 at 3:34 p.m. Suhana was 7 lbs. and 19 inches long.

Cher Giomi Hawkey lives in Beaverton with husband Jay and their child Brynn, born Sept. 23, 2009.

^ Wendy Lawson-Kopp O.D. and husband Scott welcomed their fi rst child, daughter Emersyn Grace Kopp on June 17, 2008. Big sisters Taylor and Morgan (both miniature

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Dachshunds) eagerly greeted her. Th e Kopp family lives in Minot, N.D., where Wendy practices at Midwest Vision Centers and Scott works as an adult parole/probation offi cer.

Jill DeKaye Lane O.D. ‘05 has her own practice: Camas Prairie Eye Clinic in Grangeville, Idaho. She lives in Grangeville with her husband Andrew and daughter Ava Jillian, born on Sept. 24. She weighed 9 lbs. 8 oz. and was 21 inches long.

Mike Okouchi recently accepted the 2009 nomination for the Best Alternative Medicine Practitioner in Southern California and was featured on KCAL9 and KTLA in November. In addition, Mike and his wife Kanoe welcomed a new baby boy in December, Li loaku Kamaehu Mikel Okouchi.

2002Emily Wodjenski Lyles graduated from Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Wash. with an associ-ate degree in physical therapy. She is now working as a physical therapist assistant with Providence Health Systems in Olympia, Wash. She has a son, Blake.

Rhea Burtness Olsen and her husband welcomed their fi rst child, Logan, on Aug. 20, 2009.

Toby Palm O.D. and Stacy Palm ‘03� had a new son, Avery, on Aug. 29. He joins Ely and Ashley. Th ey live in Roseburg, Ore.

^ Heidi Arndt-Smith would like to announce the birth of twins, Kali and Kate, born July 17, 2009. Katelyn, born 8:26 a.m. was 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 19.25 inches long; Kalina, born 8:25 a.m., was 5 lbs. 12 oz. and 20 inches long. Th e two girls join big sister Madilyn.

2003Hrisavgi Kondilis married Daniel Mangum on Aug. 23, 2009.

Jamal Masalmeh O.D. opened his own offi ce in Longview, Wash. then expanded to Vernonia in December 2008. Th e Vernonia Independent, Vernonia, Ore., Sept. 3, 2009

Sarah Miller works at Southwestern Oregon Community College as an SOI lab coordinator and instructional designer. She lives in Coos Bay, Ore.

John Parsley retired on Oct. 1 after more than 30 years of military service.

Stacy Vance is communications and events manager for the United Way of Snohomish County in Seattle.

2004

^ Cody Bengoa O.D. and Tiffany Bengoa MAT ’03� are proud to announce the birth of their son Joel Sebastian Bengoa, born Aug. 12. He joins big sister Téa at home.

Sarah Gregg MAT ‘08 is a teacher at Clatskanie Elementary in Clatskanie, Ore.

^ Tami Anderson Hunt O.D. and her husband Jason welcomed Mazie Madora on July 4, 2009. She was 8 lbs. 12 oz. Tami continues to work at her own practice started in December 2006.

^ Erin Milliron Miller married Nick Miller on Sept. 6 in Oregon City, Ore. Erin and Nick met in 2006 while working at Daimler Trucks North America, formerly known as Freightliner. Erin is a production project coordinator at DTNA and is currently coordinat-ing the EPA2010 Engine Emissions project. Nick is the supervisor of warranty recovery at DTNA. Th e happy couple are now living in Clackamas, Ore.

Benjamin Moore O.D. ’08 and Bethany Moore live in John Day, Ore. with their sons Henry and Grayson. Benjamin works at Mountain Valley Eye Care. Th e Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, Ore., July 23, 2008


^ Joanna Plavin Carter O.D. would like to announce the birth of her daughter Bethany Jordan Carter, born July 28, 2009. She was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 20.5 inches long. Bethany’s dad is Kyle and her big sister is Caroline. Joanna works part-time at Sears Optical in Medford, Ore.

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Jaime Kraushaar recently received her master of business administration degree from Willamette University in Salem, Ore. She currently resides in Lake Oswego, Ore. with Meghan Merz and works in the Apparel Division at the Fred Meyer corporate offi ce.

Zach Mellow works as a sales supervisor for the Franz Family Bakery. He lives with wife Laurel and three kids, Hunter, 3, Lillian, 2, and Emma, 6 months.

Meghan Merz currently works for the Department of Veteran’s Aff airs at the Portland VA Medical Center. She is pursuing her master’s degree in health care ad-ministration at Pacifi c University. Meghan lives with her best friend from Pacifi c Jaime Kraushaar in Lake Oswego, Ore.

Chelsie Bake Rice and husband Shane had their fi rst child on Jan. 30, 2009. Parker was 10 lbs. and 21 inches long. Chelsie is enjoying her role as a stay-at-home mom and loving every minute with Parker.

^ Shelley Rietmann DPT ‘09 married Adam McCabe, a University of Idaho graduate, in Heppner, Ore. on June 27, 2009. Th e bridesmaids and readers included Shanna Rietmann

’09, Laura Mohar ’06, Ashley Hollenbeck ’06, Amy Pederson, optometry student and Sara Harsin MAT ’08. Shelley is a physical therapist with Pioneer Memorial Physical Th erapy in Heppner. Adam works in agron-omy for Morrow County Grain Growers in Ione, Ore.

Harmony Logsdon-Hughes attended Eastern Washington University School of Social Work and received a Master’s in Social Work. Now she is a case manager at Neighborhood House in southwest Portland, Ore.

Michelle Walker received her certifi cate degree in aquarium science from the Oregon Coast Community College in Newport, Ore. in 2007. Currently, she works at Roaring River Fish Hatchery in Scio, Ore. Th e Daily Astorian, Astoria, Ore., June 26, 2009

2006Jed “Bobcat” Hillmer and wife Annika welcomed new daughter Ingrid Taylor on Aug. 1, 2009. Ingrid joins Gustav, 3 and Berit, 2. Jed is practicing with Gary L. Renier, O.D. ‘68 in Fargo, N.D.

^ Jill Winger Gregg gradu-ated in 2009 from Portland State University with a Certifi cate in Nonprofi t Management. She mar-ried Patrick Gregg in the chapel at the University of Portland. Th e bridesmaids were Liz Good Lengwenus ’05, Emily Smith

’05, Laura Hill Shute ’07 and Meredith Kruse ’08. Th e couple honeymooned in Costa Rica. Th ey now live in Pendleton, Ore. where Jill is the executive director of the Children’s Museum of Eastern Oregon and Patrick is an attorney.

Noah Horstman has been hired as the head coach of men’s and wom-en’s golf at Willamette University in Salem, Ore. He will also continue to serve as an assistant golf profes-sional at Illahe Hills, which is Willamette’s primary home course and practice site for the golf teams.

2007Rebecca Basham-Sanchez lives in Forest Grove with her two chil-dren, Dakota Rayne, born March 15, 2009 and Skyler Jade, born Dec. 7, 2009.

^ Courtney Stark Blaisdell and husband Daniel welcomed Arlo Brian Blaisdell into their family on June 30 at 3:44 p.m. Arlo was 9 lbs. 1 oz. and was 21.5 inches long.

Audrey Faber has enrolled in Uppsala Universitet in Sweden and will receive her master’s in peace and confl ict research in 2011.

Molly Fischer attended the University of Kansas for her master’s of science in education: sports pedagogy. Now she lives in North Carolina.

Kelsey Pierson LeCrone is married to Jeremy LeCrone ‘05.

^ Lynsay Lampman Ludwig and husband Kyle welcomed their fi rst child, Gavin Ross Ludwig on Aug. 13, 2009 in Nampa, Idaho. He weighed 9 lbs. 1 oz. and was 21 inches long.

Lindsay Ann Prescott attended the University at Albany, State University of New York, graduating in August 2009 with degrees in ar-chives and preservation and history.

Bryant Rohloff works as an insur-ance analyst for the state of Alaska.

[correction from Fall ’09 issue]

Laura Hill Schute graduated in 2007, not 2008.

2008Trevor Arsenault teaches the third grade at Fremont Elementary School in Lakeview, Ore. Before that, he spent the last four summers working on a commercial salmon purse seining boat in Alaska. Lake County Examiner, Lakeview, Ore., Sept 9, 2009

Erin Brookshire teaches language arts at Baker Middle School in Baker, Ore. Th e Baker City Herald, Baker, Ore., July 28, 2008

^ Mary DiPaola-Jones and hus-band Jerry would like to announce the birth of their new baby boy, Jerry Lee Jones III, who will be known as JJ. He was born Aug. 1, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. At birth he was 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 19 inches long.

[correction from Fall ’09 issue]

^ Jessica Dunkin Hamlet married Tim Hamlet ’06 on April 5 at Ainsworth House Gardens in Oregon City, Ore. Th e honeymoon was a trip by train to Niagara Falls from Portland.

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Amy Walters Johnson and Jeff Johnson were married on Oct. 10, 2009 at the Old Church in Portland. Th e reception was held at Tiff any Center. Pacifi c bridesmaids included Brittney Campbell Gantenbein ’08, MAT ’10, Kim Whittaker Odman ’08, Caitlin Mastenbroek ’08 and Meredith Brynteson’08. Pacifi c groomsmen included Matt Odman ’07 and Zach Gantenbein ’08.

Amy Evans Moreno was married on April 5, 2008 in Verboort, Ore. She is currently employed as an administrative specialist. Th e Forest Grove News-Times, Forest Grove, Ore., July 23, 2008

Christopher Lee is a fi nancial advisor for American Savings Bank in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

Kelly Sirles is currently attending Arcadia University in Pennsylvania.

Sara Wright, Psy.D. ’08, an Air Force captain and psychologist, was featured in a USA Today online segment on the Pentagon’s eff orts to deploy more combat stress mental health specialists to Afghanistan. To read the article and view a video, go to http://tinyurl.com/ycljtt5.

2009Scott Beadnell PT began work at Th erapeutic Associates in St. Helen’s, Ore. on June 15, 2009. He uses golf to rehabilitate patients. He plans to take a course from Titleist to learn swing mechanics, exercises and drills that will allow him to incorporate his background in biophysics to help improve a player’s swing. Th e Chronicle, St. Helen’s, Ore., July 1, 2009

Pete Carpenter OTR/L married Sarina Jepsen on Aug. 15, 2009 at Alpine Vineyards in Alpine, Ore. Th ey are currently living in North Portland.

Shanna Rietmann is in her fi rst year in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University.

1942Elenora Hundis Hillis died fol-lowing a stroke on Sept. 18, 2009, at a care center in Astoria, Ore. She had concluded her teaching career at Naselle High School in her hometown of Naselle, Wash., where she taught history, math, girls’ physical education and also directed school plays. Eleanora was very active in preserving the history of the Pacifi c County area where her parents were early set-tlers. Articles and pioneer stories she had written were published in books and newspapers. Eleanora is survived by one daughter, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Her brother, Alfred W. Hundis ‘42 preceded her in death in 2001.

1943Bob Dix died Aug. 2, 2009 at his home in Boring, Ore. of esophageal cancer. He was 84. He is best remembered by scores of children who worked and grew up in his berry fi elds. Bob left Pacifi c in 1943 to join the Navy during the war. He was discharged in 1945, then got a taste for the berry business in 1948. Bob liked dancing with his wife, Louise, and they enjoyed traveling the country, towing their trailer. Louise and Bob were faithful fans of their grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s sporting events. Th e Gresham Outlook, Gresham, Ore., August 26, 2009

Glen Wallace Powers died July 17, 2009 in Seaside, Ore. at the age of 87. Glen served in the South Pacifi c as chief engineering offi cer and was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He married Betty Yungen in 1950. Glen retired in 1985 to Nehalem, where he and Betty built their retirement home and spent time gardening (especially cultivat-ing roses), fi shing, crabbing and clamming. Th ey enjoyed concerts, sporting events and local theater productions. Th e Seaside Signal, Seaside, Ore., July 20, 2009

in MeMORiaM1939Louis E. “Ed” Dick Jr. passed away on June 14, 2009. He was 91. A memorial service with full military honors was held in Heppner, Ore. He graduated from Pacifi c and later from the University of Oregon with a degree in business. In 1940 he married Rachel Forsythe. A year later, they purchased the Standard Oil Distributorship in Heppner, Ore. from his father, which he and Rachel operated until his retirement in 1975. He is survived by sons Ladd and Stuart, daughter Erin, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchil-dren and several nieces and neph-ews. Th e Pendleton Record, Pendleton, Ore., June 25, 2009

Mary Jean Fossatti Ormsby died on July 1, 2009 at age 93. After leaving Pacifi c, she began her teach-ing career at Washington Grade School in Vernonia, Ore., then later taught physical education and home economics at Milwaukie Junior High School in Milwaukie, Ore. She married Lieutenant Clarence Ormsby in 1945; they had been married for 56 years when he passed away in January 2002. Mary Jean is survived by her children: Rosemary, Richard, Marybeth and Alice; fi ve grandchildren and her brother, Don. Th e Oregonian, July 7, 2009

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Veteran of Th ree Wars Interred at ArlingtonCol. Francis “Frank” Lorain Franklin ’50 served in three wars, beginning as an Army lieutenant in World War II. He was called back to service for the Korean and Vietnam wars. Primarily serving in the transportation support corps, he earned many commenda-tions along the way including the Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal with the “V” device, the latter being the highest award bestowed on superior offi cers by enlisted men.

Before all that of course, he was born in Newberg, Ore. and attended Pacifi c where he played football on the varsity team for three years, was a member of the Gamma Sigma fraternity and majored in business. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1950. Son Hadley Franklin recalls that his father came by his transportation prowess naturally as the family had run the fi rst trucking line from Eastern Oregon to the coast.

Brother-in-law and fellow alumnus E.B Casteel ’51, currently living in Carson City, Nev., remembered that Franklin, by then a colonel, was severely wounded by a student while teach-ing military science at the University of Minnesota in 1955 or 1956. Th e student, apparently distraught when Franklin fl unked him, shot his professor fi ve times. Franklin survived and went on to serve as a transportation director in Vietnam from 1966-67 and as Military Port Commander in Cadiz, Spain. He retired from the Army in 1971 and was living in Tucson, Ariz. at the time of his death with his wife of 67 years, Elizabeth. He is survived by his wife, now 91, three sons and fi ve grandchildren. Th e old soldier was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery this past spring. Francis Franklin ’50 and his wife Elizabeth during World War II.

1957Ron Young died on Oct. 7, 2009. He is survived by his wife Jean H. Young ’58 and his brother Bill ’58.

1965Paul George Eklund, O.D. ’65, died May 24, 2009 in Milwaukee, Wis., after battling cancer for several months. Born Oct. 6, 1941 in Minneapolis, Dr. Eklund served 27 years as an optometrist and commanding offi cer in the U.S. Navy. He was an ad hoc faculty member of Carthage College for more than 10 years, teaching management and science classes in the evening school. Dr. Eklund is survived by his wife, Julie Starks, daughter Kristin Haverkamf, son Paul J. Eklund, four grandchildren and his mother, Clarice Eklund. His fi rst wife, Julia, preceded him in death. Known as a sweet, fun, lovable person and a friend to many, Dr. Eklund enjoyed traveling, skiing, golf, theater, cooking and being a grandpa. He was an active

member of St. Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Church.

Gladys L. Haynes MA ‘70 died on July 26, 2009 at age 83. After graduating from Pacifi c with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in history, she taught social studies and reading in the Forest Grove School District until retirement. She led the League of Women Voters and the Friends of Historic Forest Grove, co-founded the Forest Grove Historic Landmarks Board and was named, along with her husband, as a Founders Week Hometown Hero in 1997. Th e Forest Grove News-Times, Forest Grove, Ore., Aug. 5, 2009

Gary Huntley passed away July 15, 2009 of ALS. Gary was a PA-C, father of three and PaPa to six.

1979Patricia Ann Johnson Larsen O.D. ’81 died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore. on Sept. 18, 2009 following a yearlong battle with cancer. Tricia

is survived by her mother; sisters, Rhonda and Linda, her husband of 33 years; children Glenn, Brian and Maria; stepchildren, Michelle, Eric, Donald and Julie; daughters in law, Carolyn, Allison, Jodie, Haley and Elena; and grandchildren, Emma, Brandon, Jordan, Owen, Benjamin, Samantha, Everardo, Julie and Victoria. Th e Oregonian, Sept. 24, 2009

fRienDSin MeMORiaMFrank Bolin Strange Ph.D. passed away July 6, 2009 at a San Diego hospice after suff ering a stroke. He was 83. Frank was an adjunct professor at Pacifi c in the late 1990s, though he also taught at many area colleges, including Oregon Health and Science University, where he held a long-term appointment in the department of medical psychology. Th e Sunday Oregonian, July 19, 2009

1949Phyllis Asbury Van Pelt Frost passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Aug. 17, 2009. After graduating with a de-gree in sociology, she was married to Calvin Van Pelt for 25 years. Phyllis worked at Tektronix for 15 years. She was married to Bill Frost for 25 years until his death in 2005. Th e Sunday Oregonian, Aug. 23, 2009

1951Raydonna Beachy died July 3, 2009. She was 79. She earned her master’s degree from Oregon State University in Corvallis after graduating from Pacifi c. She married Melvin Beachy in 1954 and they lived in Sheridan, Ore., Mitchell, Ore. and Newport, Ore. Raydonna began her teaching ca-reer in Sheridan and later worked as a high school math and science teacher at Mitchell High School and Eddyville High School, both in Oregon. Th e Newport News-Times, Newport, Ore., July 10, 2009

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Writers Series | Claire davis

7:30 p.m. | taylor auditorium, Marsh hallauthor of the novels Winter Range and Season of the Snake will speak about her craft.

Theater | rubber ‘n’ Glue

see below for box offi ce informationPremier of Matthew B. Zrebski’s dark and absurd comic caper about a group of desperate misfi ts.

Performing arts | John sebastian

7:30 p.m. | McCready hall, taylor-Meadethe lovin’ spoonful star & rock ’n’ rollhall of Famer performs live.

Lunch Series | Golden Guard

and emeriti Faculty

noon | Glen & Viola Walters Cultural arts Center, 527 Main st., hillsboroGraduates from 50+ years ago are invited to gather with faculty emeriti to learn the latest about Pacifi c from President lesley hallick.info: alumni@pacifi cu.edu; 503-352-2057

career & grad fair | First avenue 10 a.m. | University of Portlandstudents and alumni are invited to attend this exclusive recruiting event to meet with industry leaders. info: olapcfi rstavenue.org

art exhibit | 50 years of lu'au

opening night | kathrin Cawein Galleryexperience a 50-year-old tradition through a collection of past memorabilia.

Lu'au | 50th annual lu'au

dinner at 4:30–6 p.m. | University Centershow starts at 6:30 | Pacifi c athletic CenterPolynesian entertainment & authentic lu'au food!

concert | spring Choral

7:30 p.m. | McCready hall, taylor-MeadePacifi c’s Music department presents the 2010 spring Choral Concert. For tickets contact Pacifi c’s box offi ce.

event | speed networking

2–5 p.m. | Forest Grove Campusstudents can meet briefl y with Pacifi c alumni to practice making connections, elevator speeches & talking points.

Whitely Lecture | eric schlosser 7 p.m. | McCready hall, taylor-Meadeauthor of Fast Food Nation will speak on sustainability & the politics of food.

Performing arts | Montréal Guitare trio

7:30 p.m. | McCready hall, taylor-Meadethree Canadian guitarists bring unbridled energy & charisma to their upbeat music, infl uenced by many cultures & traditions.

Showcase | senior show

1 p.m. | kathrin Cawein GalleryCome admire the artwork of 2010’sgraduating class throughout May.

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18–20th Reunion 2010: a Weekend for alumni Forest Grove Campushundreds of Pacifi c University alumni and friends will attend. Will you be there? Visit www.pacifi cu.edu/alumni or call 503-352-2057 for more information.

Open House | abbott Center 4:30–7:30 p.m. | Forest Grove Campus | Join area alumni prior to Jazz night. Visit www.pacifi cu.edu/alumni or call 503-352-2057 for reservations.

Jazz night | after the open house 7:30 p.m. | McCready hall, taylor-MeadePacifi c’s Jazz ensemble will perform a swingin’ end-of-semester concert.

Performing arts | Chic Gamine 7:30 p.m. | McCready hall, taylor-Meade Winnipeg-based quintet uses their voices as instruments to create lush hamonies.

commencement | at the PaC 9:30–11:30 a.m. | Forest Grove Campus | the formal celebration of Pacifi c’s 2010 graduates. Professional schools ceremony follows at 2 p.m.

concert | Music in May 3 p.m. | Pacifi c athletic Center | 62nd annual high school music festival.

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