A triple major in international studies, Japanese and anthropology at Pacific University, Klaas had always had a deep love for Japan. That passion has anchored her career and life choices in the years since she set forth from Pacific and Forest Grove.
News, Media and Stories | Class Of 2016
Michelle Kester ’16 and Nathan Ho OD’18 were married on July 30, 2022. Ho is a Pacific graduate from the Optometry School, and Kester graduated with an International Business degree.
Jordan “Bruno” Gegenhuber '16 had first-author research, "Gene regulation by gonadal hormone receptors underlies brain sex differences," published in nature magazine on May 4, 2022.
Morgan Grove OD ’16 earned a leadership certificate at the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association's annual meeting in July.
Janae Rasmussen ’16 graduated from A.T. Still University of Osteopathic Medicine.
Lucy Mercer '16 gave birth to a baby boy named Alexander Damian on June 18, 2021.
Josiah Hanson '18 and Ranae Bertrand '16 were married on May 15, 2021, at Gray Gables Estate in Portland, Ore.
Emily Woodworth '16 is a recipient of the 2021 Oregon Literary Fellowship.
Lindsay Partain '16 produced The Way You Made Me, a one-woman prerecorded show presented on Vimeo for Theatre UAB in Birmingham, Ala., in April.
Emily Woodworth '16 joined the KTVZ Family Access Network in Bend, Ore., in December 2020.