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Amanda Pays '21 was accepted into the Criminology, Law, and Justice Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois at Chicago and will begin her doctoral studies in fall 2022.
Lamp and chair
A letter from the Student Counseling Center to honor BIPOC Mental Health Awareness month.
Kathy (Walters) Koch ’89 retired from her position as the Portland Water Bureau's Customer Service director after 31 years of service on Oct. 14, 2021.
David LeFevre ’82, OD ’83 died June 24, 2022, at age 65.
Philip McInerney ’81 died June 16, 2022,2021, at age 62.
David Boyd ’81, OD ’82 died Jan. 25, 2021, at age 69.
Frank Medeiros ’67 died Jan. 12, 2022, at age 76 at his home in Holtville.
Blake Timm ’98 Recieves Bob Kentworthy Community Service Award
Blake Timm ’98 received the Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award at the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) convention in June 2022.
Lagrange points model
Following a grant from the Oregon National Space Grant Consortium, physics alumnus Huy Nguyen '21, along with Physics Professor Todd Duncan built a three-dimensional model showing the optimal orbit for spacecraft to "park" between the earth and moon. The model will be exhibited at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville.
Wayne Erickson ’69, MSEd ’75 died Jan. 26, 2022, at age 74 in Boise, Idaho.

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