Class Notes

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Alumna selected as Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate

Alumna selected as Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate

Date: 5/9/2023
Brandy Nālani McDougall, MFA ’01 (creative writing), uses storytelling and poetry as a force for healing and connection, pilina, to and through the land, ʻāina, for the people of Hawaiʻi.

Celebrating Duck moms

Celebrating Duck moms

Date: 5/9/2023
UO students and alumni share their gratitude for the mothers in their lives in our Mother's Day video.

Making an impact in Jewish organizations

Making an impact in Jewish organizations

Date: 5/9/2023
Jeremy Markiz, BA ’10 (Judaic studies), is an ordained rabbi who seeks to increase Jewish literacy and access through his teaching and consultancy.

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Martie Siegmund Johnson

BS ’68 (general social science) quit being a stewardess after thirty-three years with United Airlines and now contents herself with weeding the gardens on her massive estate (0.16 acres) in Stayton, Oregon, while watching the planes fly by overhead without her.

Jeffrey Altig
BS ’83 (chemistry), associate professor of chemistry and director of laboratories at New Mexico Tech, received the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award, the school’s top teaching honor.
Justin Stanley
DMA ’21 (music performance), a horn instructor for the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, has accepted a tenure track assistant professorship at Tennessee Tech University. 
In Memoriam see more at uoalumni.com

In Memoriam: Edwin L. Artzt (1930-2023)

Date: 4/28/2023
Edwin L. Artzt, BS '51, Procter & Gamble’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Ed joined P&G in advertising in 1953 and quickly made a mark on the brands in his care.

In Memoriam: Jean Babcock Stoess (1937-2022)

Date: 4/21/2023
Jean Babcock Stoess earned her B.A. in Business Administration in 1961. Jean continued her studies by entering the graduate program in Business Administration at Oregon. She applied for and received a graduate assistantship over the objections of a professor who did not favor graduate assistantships for women. This is a theme in Jean’s life—she excelled where others thought a woman would fail.

In Memoriam: Larisa Varela (1984-2022)

Date: 4/21/2023
Larisa Varela, CG '11, was an avid bicycle enthusiast and free spirit. She was always up for adventure and loved to travel. Most importantly, she had a passion for people, animals, and nature.