1948

Maryann Thielen Zivic was named "Distinguished Woman of 2008" by the Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch of the American Association of University Women with a special luncheon at the Orinda Country Club on May 20, 2008. She is a longtime member and has been active holding office as president and editor of the TRIAD.

1961

Larry L. Lynch self-published Farewell Bend, a novel based on his home town of Ontario, Oregon, in spring of 2008.  The novel focuses in large part on his family's newspaper during the 1950s, the semi-weekly Argus-Observer. As added context for the novel he regularly posts columns and stories from the Argus of those days at rememberingtheargus.blogspot.com

1966

Nancy Collins writes ": I worked as a news reporter, journalism teacher and yearbook and newspaper advisor, and an advertising account executive as well as owning my own small business in the 43 years since graduating from Oregon.  After raising my two children, I went back to school, studied, and was subsequently ordained a Deacon in the Episcopal Church in 2001.  My work involves pastoral care and small group facilitation, among other things such as preaching and teaching.  My husband Wilson "Bo" Muhlheim (BA 1966; JD 1968) is an attorney in private practice in Eugene.  We have been married since 1965."

1968
Doug Bates, associate editor at The Oregonian received the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing along with his colleague, Rick Attig, for their 15-part series on abusive conditions at the Oregon State Hospital. Bates has been writing for The Oregonian since 1993, he has also worked as the managing editor of The San Diego Union Tribune, news editor of The Seattle Times, and managing editor of The Register-Guard.

Chris Morrison has just published her fifth book on Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. This new work details the history of Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta. It is titled Waterton Chronicles: People and Their National Park.

1969

Ben Kalb writes:  "Ben Kalb Productions has been producing very successful infomercials for the past 18 years.  Prior to that,he was producer for the famed PM Magazine show and sportswriter for the Honolulu Advertiser. He has written a travel book on Southern California, and a novel (not published) and has written, produced and directed two film shorts that were accepted into film festivals."

David Maxwell is now working as lead writer for the Lincoln County Record, a weekly countywide newspaper in Lincoln County, Nevada. In the spring of 2008, Dave and his wife Sandy will celebrate the arrival of their ninth grandchild.

1970

Mike Moskovitz is the new public affairs manager at Willamalane Park and Recreation District in Springfield. He was formerly regional public affairs director at Weyerhaeuser Company.  Moskovitz is responsible for communications, media relations, issue management, community relations, marketing, government relations and development efforts.  With more than 30 years of public affairs experience, Moskovitz has held similar positions with Lane County government, city of Springfield and University of Oregon. In addition, he has held reporter and management positions at several local broadcast outlets including KUGN, KPNW and KWAX. Active in community service, Moskovitz served on the board of directors of Lane County Toys for Tots for more than a decade. He is on the board of trustees of Keep Oregon Green Association and has volunteered his time to Lane Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, Lane County United Way Board of Directors, and Pleasant Hill Community Theatre Board of Directors, among others.

1975

Maureen Barry is Director of Communications for the $4.3 billion Water System Improvement Program--rebuilding the historic Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System serving San Francisco and surrounding Bay Area counties. After a career in public, nonprofit, and private industry, she's back in public service for one last go round.

Jamie Hartshorn, most recently self-employed as a graphic designer, is semi-retired and lives in the Sierra foothills with her husband, dog, two cats, three chickens and pygmy goats, and four alpacas.

Peter Gazer ’75 MS ’78 was announced the 93rd Prime Minister of the Royal Rosarians. He received his bachelors from the UO Honors College with a major in Journalism and also graduated from the UO School of Law. Currently, Gazer is the Deputy District Attorney for Clackamas County and lives in Lake Oswego with his wife.

Lee Siegel is science news specialist for the University of Utah's public relations office. With University of Utah Geophysicist Robert B. Smith, Siegel is co-author of "Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks," Oxford University Press, 2000.  Siegel recently won the Governor's Medal for Science and Technology from the state of Utah for his work in promoting scientific research at the university.  According to the news release about the award, the award is "a symbol of recognition to those individuals who have provided distinguished service to the state of Utah in the fields of science and technology."

1976

James Otos worked at UPS before going freelance under the name Otosco, Inc.  He writes:  “I signed on with USPS for the money.  After putting my wife through Law School (Oregon, I continued carrying mail and retired in 2007.  I am now writing again, as my primary occupation. Otos lives in Marietta, Ga. now but says he will be “moving back to Oregon as soon as possible.”

Jennifer Pierce Zahniser writes: "After graduating I worked in market research in Portland and Anchorage. I married Jim Zahniser in 1981 and worked at AT&T in sales for a few years. Our first son was born in 1987, we had twins in 1989 and our second daughter in 1993. I settled back in Lake Oswego, where I grew up. I've been working for Nike for almost 3 years."

1977
Aaron Ellis ’77 MS ’86 directs public relations for the association that represents all the major public ports in the Western Hemisphere, headquartered just outside of D.C.

1980
Suzanne Penegor is currently writing for the Rubicon Society website and other blogs. She is also the President of the Great NW Trucking Services, advises at the LCC Business Center in downtown Eugene, and has published various editorials with Gienie Assink of the Lane Co. Rubicon Society.

Jerry Drelling is managing media relations and serving as a spokesman for The Boeing Company's C-17 Globemaster III program in Long Beach, Calif. In March of this year, Drelling married Christine Larsen. They live in Laguna Niguel with their cat Jasmine.

George L. Winship (MA) is completing his first year as editor of the 2,400 circulation weekly Valley Post in Anderson, Calif. The 24-page, 2-section weekly broadsheet is owned and operated by E.W. Scripps. In addition, Winship recently celebrated his third year as sole proprietor of The Village Wordsmith, a freelance writing, research and editing business based in Redding, Calif.

1981

Allan R. Harris writes, "My college degree and journalism major has helped me tremendously in my chosen profession of Pedorthics (see, spell-check doesn't even know what that is). As an allied health professional I must communicate life-threatening information effectively, and plan to contribute articles to my profession's trade magazines."

1984
Kelleyanne Pearce worked in journalism for 14 years, including at The Dallas Morning News as a business editor. She now is a marketing communications specialist for EDS Corp.’s U.S. Government Region in the DC area. She lives in Fairfax, VA with her two daughters, both excellent writers.

1986

Julie Larson Bricher writes: "After 17 years as editorial director of Food Safety Magazine (and launching other B2B publications, industry conferences and strategic alliances for Glendale, CA-based Target Group, Inc., including Organic Processing Magazine and Food Safety World Conference and Expo), I've started a new company, Quiddity Communications, Inc., which specializes in developing food safety communications  programs, media channels and networking opportunities for food companies, research institutes, and food safety technology and service providers. Current clients include the National Center for Food Safety and Technology/Illinois Institute of Technology, the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods, the Global Harmonization Initiative, and PepsiCo International."

Wendy Weinberg Lane (MS) is in her eighth year as strategic communication manager at AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah.  Wendy has been accredited (ABC) by the International Association of Business Communicators and is active in her local chapter. She lives in Kensington with her husband and son.

1987

Marti Gerdes (MS) is a historical landscape architect at Yosemite National Park, where she was recently named project lead for the park's Vista Management Plan, a three-year undertaking to research and implement restoration of the park's historic viewsheds. Marti is married to fellow SOJC graduate Fred Crafts (B.S. '63). They split their time between Eugene and Yosemite.

1988
George Gladney, a professor at the University of Wyoming, returned to Poland to teach a graduate seminar at the Centre for Social Studies, part of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw. He also returned to the Ukraine to do a post-Fulbright assignment that included lecturing at university in Kiev and Cherkasy and co-conducting a journalism workshop in Lviv.

1989
Edan Godbey Jones has worked at KGW Radio as a talk show producer and KOINTV as an associate producer. She is also a 1-year survivor of a brain tumor.

 
1990

Lisa Fletcher is an ABC News correspondent based in the network's Los Angeles bureau. She contributes to all ABC News broadcast and platforms, including "World News with Charles Gibson," "Nightline" and "Good Morning America." She was an anchor at KEZI 9 and for more information on Lisa visit her ABC profile here.

1992

Mark Rose ('92) and Robin Rose (Popp - '93) and their four kids, Kiana (8), Quinn (6), Ciela (4) and Carina (2) recently moved from Tigard to Portland.  Robin continues to succeed at the most important job, that is managing the household and raising four great kids (with some of Mark's input of course ;-)  Mark, after nearly seven years at Intel, along with three other partners started Thug Interactive in May of 2007.  Thug Interactive is a human factors research, product design and user interface consultancy.  They provide user research, usability, interaction and visual design for software and multimodal experiences for new products and across emerging platforms for companies like Intel, Nike, Logitech and others.

1996

SOJC graduate (MS ’96)and former adjunct professor Brett Campbell was one of seven U.S. arts journalists to receive a 2007 Getty/Annenberg fellowship. He spent a month in Los Angeles learning about that city's diverse arts culture and engaging in conversations on the future of arts journalism. He lives, writes, and bikes in downtown Portland.

Gayle Forman writes: "I live in Brooklyn, New York with my husband Nick Tucker (UO 1996) and our daughter, Willa. Next spring, my second young adult novel, entitled If I Stay, will be published by Dutton. I continue to freelance write for a number of national magazines."

1997
After working in France for a few years, Sasha Tenenbaum came to the New York City to pursue a master’s in International Affairs. She now does communication work for Coalition for the International Criminal Court, a human rights group.

1999

Jule Wind (MS) writes "MS Jule Wind I wrote the Backstage Column in art and entertainment and theater/dance reviews for the Maui News for the past three year plus various magazine articles since 2002. I also taught writing at Maui Community College and at the Hawaiiian Kamehameha School and Seabury Hall. I recently came home to Eugene, and am currently writing freelance magazine articles while working on a book of fiction centered on Maui.

2005

Lauren Peters writes: "I work at the UO Alumni Association as the Assistant Director for Membership. I've been with the UOAA for the past two and a half years. Since graduation from the UO, I've taken up marathoning, completing three full marathons and about ten half marathons all over the U.S. from Burlington, VT to Nashville, TN to Portland, OR. Locally, I spend my time running with a great group from the Eugene Running Company."

Ben Romano joined The Seattle Times in fall 2005. He currently covers Microsoft as a business and technology reporter.