Tom Hellie’s tenure at Linfield College
2007
- Created the Business Advisory Council
- Softball wins NCAA Division III championship
2008
- Hellie signed The American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
- Old Oak fell; Hellie requested wood be salvaged for future Linfield projects
- Linfield celebrates Sesquicentennial
2009
- Launched strategic planning process
2010
- Created the Linfield Center for the Northwest
- Luther College awarded Hellie alumni award for his achievements and service
2011
- Established the Oregon Wine History Archive
- Completed a renovation of Northup Hall to create T.J. Day Hall
- Endowed new faculty position in Sociology
- Softball wins NCAA Division III championship
2012
- Endowed new faculty positions in Creative Writing and Political Science
- T.J. Day Hall receives LEED Gold certification
2013
- Dave Hansen Chair in Economics established
- Finished a major renovation of Dillin Hall
- Created the President’s Diversity Advisory Committee
- Baseball wins NCAA Division III championship
2014
- Completed renovation of Melrose, Riley, Talyor and Walker, plus numerous residence halls
2015
- Completed a renovation of the athletic fields that began in 2008
2016
- Developed Wine Studies program
- Multicultural centers open on the McMinnville and Portland campuses
2017
- For the second year, Linfield tied for the No. 1 ranking among Pacific Northwest
liberal arts colleges for “Best Ethnic Diversity” in U.S. News and World Report - Launched Comprehensive Enrollment Process to identify new college programs
- Established endowed chair in Shakespeare Studies
2018
- Created Evenstad Center for Wine Education and endowed chair in Wine Studies
- More than doubled the size of the endowment to $120 million
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