News, Media and Stories | Class Of 2022

Rhony Bhopla MFA '22
The Pacific University Alumni Association 2024 Emerging Leader Award winner is no stranger to service, giving back both to women in her local community and fellow alumni in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program.
Anjolina Horzynek '22
Horzynek will put her German and Spanish skills to use in Austria, where she will teach English to high schools and perform community engagement work at the Austrian Latin American Institute.
Alumni Award Winners Eddie Carrillo '15, MA '17; Rhony Bhopla MFA '22 and Jim Fittzgerald '68
Seven outstanding alumni will be presented with Pacific Unversity Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, David & Sandy Lowe Outstanding Alumni Service Award and Emerging Leader Award this October during Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Isaiah Pitre and Rob Wood
Balancing the workloads of a varsity sport and graduate school can be tough. Rob Wood '22 MBA '23 and Isaiah Pitre '22 MSW '24 took on graduate programs to continue their dream of playing football for the Boxers.
The Queer Experience
The 1990s was a watershed period for LGBTQ+ rights across the country. In Oregon and at Pacific, incremental gains were accomplished amid a climate of of fear and hostility. Through the social and institutional challenges, progress continued. Today, the university works to celebrate diversity.
Leonardo Dominguez ’22 started his first full-time athletic training position at California State University, Chico on Aug. 15. 
Rebecca Felde OD ’22
Rebecca Felde OD ’22 was bestowed the 2022 Pacific University College of Optometry Tole Greenstein Award.
Kathia Albañez OD ’22
Kathia Albañez OD ’22 earned the 2022 Pacific University College of Optometry Dean’s Award.
Alina Buzhduga OD ’22
Alina Buzhduga OD ’22 was presented with the 2022 GP Lens Institute Contact Lens Clinical Excellence Award from the College of Optometry.
Rebecca Felde OD ’22
Rebecca Felde OD ’22 was bestowed the 2022 Pacific University College of Optometry Tole Greenstein Award.

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