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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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Putting her best foot forward
By: Mercedes Rose In November 2021, Foot Locker Inc. created a quartet of new leadership positions as part of a major organizational shakeup. Among them was Susie Kuhn ’97, who was promoted to president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operations and general manager for Foot Locker Europe. Kuhn started working for the…
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Alumni Notes — Summer 2020
1950-59 Dave Lum ’58 of Astoria and his family celebrated the 50th year of business for Lum’s Auto Center. 1960-69 Gene Tapper ’63 of Las Vegas, Nevada, has retired from AmeriCal Insurance as the president and owner of the agency. Carol (Loftis) Granger ’68 of McMinnville received the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership Service Recognition Award…
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Making lemonade
They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That’s exactly what Linfield’s alumni programs did this year. Even though we were unable to gather in large groups, we connected in new ways, with new people. From Stay-at-Homecoming to “Pubs and Profs” and our new online book club, nearly 1,200 alumni from around the world…
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Class notes
1960-69 Arthur Walker ’61 of Turlock, California, was inducted into the National Frozen Food Hall of Fame in 2011 after nearly 50 years in the industry. 1970-79 John Duckworth ’74 of Colorado Springs, Colorado, wrote three novels in the Carolyn Neville Mystery series, released by Wolfpack Publishing. Three more are scheduled for release in 2021.…
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Homecoming 2018
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Full circle
Joanne Hanson ’17 closed a six-decade circle when she completed her degree at age 78 – 60 years after first enrolling in college. “It just plain made sense to me,” Hanson says of her decision to complete her degree. Hanson, an arts and humanities major, started college in 1957 and took classes at two local…
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On the offense
Ernie Rose ’86 didn’t end up managing a $10 billion division and 14 international offices for Nike without knowing a thing or two about operating in a complex corporate environment. But it wasn’t always clear – at least to Rose, vice president of global apparel operations at Nike – that he would have that kind…
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Building peace
In these turbulent times, many people want to help make the world a more peaceful place. For Nicholas Weiland ’09, it’s all in a day’s work. Weiland is a program specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C. USIP works to prevent and resolve armed conflict around the world by engaging directly…
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Brister on the big screen
Jenna Brister’s movie debut features big hair and bigger laughs. Brister ’06 appears in Permanent, a comedy about bad hair, awkward family members, teenagehood and the 1980s. The PG-13 film stars Rainn Wilson and Patricia Arquette and will be released in theaters and on iTunes Dec. 15. Brister, a comedienne, actress and screenwriter, plays a…