A 1942 headline in The Campus, the undergraduate newspaper of City College of New York, set the tone: “First Female Invades Tech School Faculty,” it blared. Cecilie Froehlich led Pacific's math department until 1970 and was an outspoken advocate for recruiting women into the fields of math and engineering.
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By the time she came to Pacific in 1960, Claire Argow already was well known for her work to abolish the death penalty and reform the penal system. She was driven by the belief that people convicted of crimes still deserve to be offered opportunities and treated humanely.
Frances Clapp ’08 — that is, 1908 — was a revered figure from the turn of the last century. She was a skilled pianist who appeared in many musical programs from the era, playing Chopin, Beethoven, Grieg, Rubinstein, Bach and other composers.
Julian Amaya '53, MS '57 of Vancouver, Wash., died April 8, 2019.
Matt Binkerd MAT '97 was appointed athletic director at Warsaw (Ind.) Community High School this summer.
Dental Hygiene Studies founding director Lisa Rowley supports scholarship with gift from her estate.
Eric Asakawa '15 played the starring role of Ren is the Broadway Rose production of "Footloose" this summer.
Brandon Porter '09, head women’s soccer coach at the Oregon Institute of Technology since 2015, has accepted the position of head men’s and women’s soccer coach at the university.
Lin-Fa Lee '58, passed away June 27, 2019. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's several years ago and was living with his son Lawrence near Phoenix when he suffered a stroke.