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Class Notes
1960-69 Susan (Young) McGinty ’66 of Sacramento, California, plans to walk the Portuguese coastal route of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in September on the anniversary of the death of her husband of 55 years, Denis. Augustus Gladding ’68 of Goodyear, Arizona, was featured in the Pebble Creek Post for making a hole-in-one at…
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Shawn Chen ’87 receives honorary degree
Shawn Chen ’87, founder and chairman of Sias University, received an honorary degree at the 2024 Commencement, which was held May 26. He also served as the commencement speaker, giving an address that highlighted the impact Linfield played in his career and how it will continue to guide the graduates’ lives in the future. Chen,…
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First graduate of 3+2 wine program returns to Oregon wines
After learning about wine at Linfield and throughout Europe, Emma Anderson ’20 is back in the Willamette Valley, starting a new role at Nicolas-Jay Estate in Newberg. Anderson was the first person to enroll in the university’s unique 3+2 wine program, where students graduate with their bachelor’s degree in wine studies from Linfield and a…
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Experiencing finance across America
January Term courses offer students an expanded academic experience in a compressed time frame. They are held online, in McMinnville, throughout the U.S. or in another country. Years later, many alumni remember these courses as some of the most impactful of their Linfield experience. After a decade-long hiatus, faculty emeritus Scott Chambers came out of…
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Your summer podcast playlist
In addition to “DeepeR DiviN NCLEX Hacks with Dr. D. and Dr. Z.” (read the full story), here are other Linfield community-created podcasts to check out on Spotify or your favorite podcast network:
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In memoriam
Damian Williams, a Linfield faculty member featured in the Spring 2023 issue of “Linfield Magazine,” died on June 12, 2024, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Williams was an assistant professor of practice in the Linfield University School of Business. Since his arrival in fall 2022, he transformed the school’s internship (or as he named…
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Alumni musicians take the stage at NW Media Fest
Linfield University hosted its second annual NW Media Fest, featuring workshops by industry experts and performances by alumni Jessie Goergen ’12, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter known as Jessie G, and percussionist/guitarist Christian Santangelo ’15.
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Class Notes
1940-49 Barbara (Reik) Fullman ’46 of Tigard turned 100 years old on May 30, 2023. 1950-59 Ray Olson ’54 of Naperville, Illinois, celebrated his 90th birthday in December 2022, surrounded by family and friends. A veteran and Linfield Athletic Hall of Fameinductee (2002), Olson spends his retirement traveling, writing and making documentary films. 1960-69 Senator…
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Composed for global success
Music has taken Linfield alumnus Zach Gulaboff Davis ’14 from his home in Salem to some of the most amazing places in the world.
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Gluten Free RN educates others on celiac disease
After suffering multisystem organ failure at the age of 40, Nadine Grzeskowiak ’14 learned that she had celiac disease.
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Stephanie Juanillo ʼ21 is featured artist on wine label
Stephanie Juanillo ’21 was selected by Adelsheim to have her design featured on the label of its 2022 Artist Series Rosé.
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Interdisciplinary in many ways
Winemaker-turned-McMinnville Mayor Remy Drabkin ’09 is always connecting the dots.
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Class notes
1950-59 Joanne (Frey) Bishop ’54 of Vancouver, Washington, celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by friends and family at a party hosted by her daughter Debra (Bishop) Baker ’80. Evy (Andrus) Stewart ’57 and Bruce Stewart ’49 of McMinnville celebrated their ninth anniversary. They enjoy living in McMinnville where they can attend Linfield football and basketball…
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Paving a new path in beauty
Amantha Hood ’17 is making entrepreneurism look good.
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Alumni honored for maternal and child health care
Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing alumni were well represented at the March of Dimes’ Heroes in Action awards in October.
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A line of {critical} thinking
Steve Hall ’98 knows the value of a Linfield education.
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Class notes
Read alumni class notes throughout the decades, from 1960-2021.
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A platinum pair
Richard ’52 and Ruth (Ferrell) Perry ’54, who met at Linfield, celebrated their platinum 70th wedding anniversary in June.
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A passion for public health
Sarah-Michael Gaston ’16 has been committed to making a difference in the world since she graduated from Linfield with a degree in psychology.
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Softball alumnus breaks U.S. swimming record
Linfield alumnus Lisa Yamamoto ’15 recently made headlines by setting a U.S. ice-swimming distance record.
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Remembering Jim Duke
A long-time fixture in the Linfield community, James “Jim” A. Duke ’58, died on March 10, 2022.
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Paying it forward by giving back
Prospective students often ask what Linfield students do with their degrees after graduation. The answer, scripted as it sounds, is “anything they want.”
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Connecting you to Linfield and each other
When I was young, I watched the 1970s sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show.” Newhart later starred as an innkeeper in the simply titled “Newhart” during the 1980s. The series finale of “Newhart” was perhaps the cleverest series ending ever imagined. In it (spoiler alert), Newhart is seen with actress Suzanne Pleshette, who played his wife…
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Class Notes
1930-49 Joseph Medicine Crow ’38 was posthumously honored at the University of Southern California, where he earned his master’s degree in anthropology in 1939. A building to be named the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Center for International and Public Affairs will be dedicated in a ceremony in spring 2022. The school also announced a scholarship…
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Nursing alumnus elected to National Academy of Medicine
Jessica (Saling) Gill ’98, a leading researcher on traumatic brain injuries and the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in October 2021. The National Academy of Medicine advances knowledge and progress in science, medicine, policy and health equity. Members are elected by their peers…
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Filmmaker, Linfield alumnus, takes his shot
By Kaden Gass ’22 When Ryan Welch ’01 graduated from Linfield, he jumped right into careers in print design, web design and photography. Eventually, Welch started his own company, moving from sports media into film production. Now, he is the owner and creative director of AO Films in Eugene. In 2017, Welch and director/producer Jeff…
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Alumni notes
1950-59 Dennis Crawford ’56 of Port Townsend, Wash., and wife, Alta, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Ajijic, Mexico, Dec. 28. Both retired from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 1960-69 Donald Simpson ’60 of New Zealand is enjoying retirement, travelling with wife, Lorna, and celebrating 50 years together. Simpson regularly plays the church organ and…
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Towns earns top honors at Purdue
Marcy (Hamby) Towns ’84 was named the recipient of Purdue University’s Morrill Award for 2021. The award is the highest honor the university in West Lafayette, Indiana, confers on a member of its faculty – and comes with a $30,000 prize. Towns is currently the Bodner-Honig Professor of Chemistry at Purdue. Her research focuses on…
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Determined for the degree
In the late 1990s, Nathan Mart ’13 found himself in his final year at a state university but unable to complete his degree. With no professional goals after college, he left campus without earning a degree. Decades later, Mart was ready to finish what he started, but found it difficult to balance his new family…
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Honoring Ken Evenstad: 1943-2020
Linfield, and the wine industry, lost a forceful advocate when Kenneth L. Evenstad, co-founder of Domaine Serene Vineyards and Winery, died Oct. 21, 2020. The Grace and Ken Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield University opened in 2018, following a $6 million gift from the Evenstads. The center offers a unique interdisciplinary wine studies…
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Fostering hope – one student at a time
By Lindsay Estep ’12 While the buzz of activity created by move-in day can be welcoming to some, the experience can be daunting to those arriving from less traditional circumstances. Move-in day represents a big unknown for students who have aged out of the foster care system, are emancipated or are the first in their…