Poet Marvin Bell was one of the first faculty members in the Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program. From the very beginning, he was dedicated to lifting up students. In the wake of his death in December, friends of the program are carrying on Bell’s legacy with a scholarship in his name.
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Pearl Motkoski OD '20 joined Londonderry Eye Care in Edmonton, Alberta, in January 2021.
John Lowrey '05 was promoted to chief of the civil division of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in January 2021.
Colin Fitzgerald '97 stepped into the role of leading Washington County's Developmental Disabilities program.
Emily Herrmann PA '20 joined Nova Health's team of healthcare professionals in January 2021.
In Memoriam: Inez (Bondurant) Griffels '66
Aimee (Taylor) Clapp '95, and her husband Bruce, adopted Lily, 4, and Kinsleigh, 2, in October 2019, adding to their family of four other children.
Shelby (Thurman) Yzaguirre '14 and husband Alex welcomed their first child, Evelyn, in May 2020.
2020 was a challenging year on many fronts for Pacific University’s students and employees. Please consider nominating a colleague and/or community member who went above and beyond for the Pacific community. Nominations are online and accepted through March 1.
Elizabeth (Atkisson) Upton PA '03 joined George Fox University's physician assistant program as an assistant professor in January 2021.