Profiles see more at uoalumni.com
Celebrating Duck Love
Date: 2/11/2025
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we asked UO alumni to share their unique love stories. Discover fourteen heartwarming tales from couples who share a connection as Ducks.
Creating housing solutions through sustainable mass timber
Date: 2/11/2025
Mark Fretz, MArch ’13 (architecture), is working to solve Oregon’s housing crisis through collaboration. One of his most recent projects involves a prototype for a 760 square-foot home built with prefabricated mass plywood panels.
Knight Campus celebrates first bioengineering PhD graduate
Date: 2/11/2025
Kylie Williams, PhD '24, is the first UO alum to earn a degree in engineering. Now at a Knight Campus spinout, she is advancing the use of implantable sensors to optimize exercise regimens during healing from bone injuries.
Class Notes see more at uoalumni.com
In Memoriam see more at uoalumni.com
In Memoriam: Thomas Munkres (1943-2024)
Date: 11/7/2024
Thomas Munkres, BS ’81, had long-lasting ties with the University of Oregon, studying advanced mathematics, working in the Registrar’s Office, and earning a degree in Computer Science. He worked as an Information Technology Specialist at Oregon Judicial Department, Lane County, was an advocate for alternate transportation, a runner, bicyclist, and a walker. Fond memories of his kind nature and gentle humor will endure.
In Memoriam: Peter Buxtun (1939–2024)
Date: 9/23/2024
Peter Buxtun, BA ’59, was a former venereal disease investigator with the Public Health Service who exposed and helped end the Tuskegee syphilis study.
In Memoriam: Betty Miller Simonds (1933–2024)
Date: 7/29/2024
Betty Miller Simonds, BS '55, was proud to be an Oregon Duck, especially being a woman graduating from college in 1955. She was a member of the Tri Delta sorority and made many friends there. Betty was a lifetime Oregon Duck football fan, in their good or bad years!