Linfield Summer 2008

The Art of Firing

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Saying farewell to our graduates I am writing this essay on the day before baccalaureate, just 40 hours until commencement. It’s a glorious Friday afternoon. Bleachers, chairs and stage now fill the commencement green. Students are loading their cars, hugging their friends and chatting about their return in the fall. Others, staying for the summer, are sprawled on the lawn, enjoying the sunshine that separated the clouds as finals ended. And then there are the seniors. Some are with their friends on the grass, not quite as relaxed but trying to savor the last few moments of Linfield sun. Others are walking around campus with their parents, pointing out buildings where they took classes or athletic fields where they competed. A few are at their computers, frantically updating (or creating) their resumés and finally facing a future outside the Linfield bubble. Many are emptying their rooms and thinking about the trek to new apartments and jobs in distant cities.

All week long I’ve seen students signing their names on the senior bench, painted this year with the outline of an oak tree. It is one of the happiest weekends of the year. It is one of the saddest weekends of the year. In higher education, we expend all of our energies to reach this day. We embrace our calling because we believe so fiercely in the development and success of our students. And we celebrate their arrival as Linfield alumni, as our equals in the world of learning and work, as citizens and leaders in communities all over the world. We take pride in who they are and what they have become. And yet we also know that we will not see these graduates very often in the future. We will miss them because they have enriched the life of this college. We know that they will succeed, we rejoice in their future, but we also feel a sense of loss when they walk across the commencement green for the last time. We are reassured by two facts. First, we know that a new set of Linfield students will arrive this fall. And second, we hope that our Linfield alumni will return to their college home, that even as they make new friends and pursue new opportunities, they will carry a bit of us with them, and they will remember. To those who have graduated, and to those who are about to graduate, we wish you all the best, and we invite you, at any time, to rejoin us even briefly here at Linfield.We will think of you often. We will await you with open arms. And meanwhile, we will look forward to meeting the class of 2012. – Thomas L. Hellie President Thomas L. Hellie congratulates Katie Dolph ‘08 during commencement exercises on June 1.

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Inside Linfield Magazine Linfield students have a tradition of being busy, which is evident in Marvin Henberg’s snapshot of student life, the final in our sesquicentennial series. Students are still involved and engaged, as shown through several student features in this issue. In one we follow a student during a marathon 12-hour day. Another tells about the combined work of students and community members in Guatemala. View some stunning photos shot by a student during a kiln firing in the Coast Range near Willamina. We say farewell to three extraordinary professors and share some of the wisdom of Professor Emeritus Win Dolan, who at 99 years young, addressed the class of 2008. Even as we look to the end of our sesquicentennial celebration, we anticipate the rich and vibrant future that lies ahead for Linfield College. -- Mardi Mileham On the cover: Front: A firing at the Anagama kiln, owned by Nils Lou. Turn to page 20. (Joe Robinson ‘09 photo) Back: Scenes from 2008 commencement. Turn to page 34. (Laura Davis, Mardi Mileham photos)

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Retirees look back on the years



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Professors Howard Leichter, Linda Olds and Kareen Sturgeon share memories of their years at Linfield.

Building hope in Guatemala



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Thirty Linfield students and McMinnville residents join forces to build homes in Guatemala.

Perfecting his music



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Marvin Henberg takes a look at student life at Linfield College.

Join Jim Welch ’08 through a 12-hour day as he attends classes, meetings, lessons and rehearsals in preparation for his senior composition recital.

Dolan shares wit, wisdom Professor Emeritus Win Dolan captivates graduates.

Linfield Magazine Editor Mardi Mileham [email protected] 503-883-2498 Assistant Editor Laura Davis Graphic Design Candido Salinas III Photography Kelly Bird Laura Davis

Daniel Hurst Katelyn Krygowski ’09 Mardi Mileham Rob Reynolds Joe Robinson’09 Contributors Kelly Bird Debbie (Hansen) Harmon ’90 Thomas L. Hellie Marvin Henberg Beth Rogers Thompson Kasey Richter ’09 Rick Pullen ’67

Advisory Board Ed Gans Dick Hughes ’75 Sherri (Dunmyer) Partridge ’86 Larry Roby Amy (Westersund) Rogers ’96 President Thomas L. Hellie Vice President for College Relations Bruce Wyatt

Director of Alumni Relations Debbie (Hansen) Harmon ’90 Summer 2008 Vol. 5, No. 1 Linfield Magazine is published three times annually by Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon Send address changes to: College Relations Linfield College, 900 SE Baker St. McMinnville, OR 97128-6894 [email protected] S U M M E R

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Day pledges $3 million to project

Drickey receives Fulbright Award Nancy Drickey, associate professor of education and department chair, received a Fulbright Award this summer under the Teacher Education Administrators Program to India. The program is administered under the United States Educational Foundation in India. She will travel to Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata with 10 other teacher education administrators to investigate teacher preparation practices in India. Drickey will have the opportunity to meet with individuals and learn about programs that play a key role in the planning and administration of school education in India. As a result of this experience, Drickey will propose a January Term 2010 Linfield course in India and Hong Kong to explore issues related to teacher training, faculty training, student teaching and licensure. “This particular program is a perfect fit with my expertise in teacher education and my passion for international travel,” Drickey said. “This is a wonderful opportunity to explore India while interacting with other U.S. teacher educators as we strive to make new connections with schools and teachers in a diverse culture.”

Martin Bode awarded Fulbright Fulbright Award-winner Martin Bode ‘08, shown here with a model magnetic levitation train he designed and built for his senior project, will study and conduct research at the Institute of Space Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, next year. Bode, who earned a degree in applied physics, plans to work with plasma ion engines, technology which has ties to space exploration. Since 1999, 16 Linfield graduating seniors have been awarded Fulbright grants.

Old Oak will remain icon of college Linfield’s Old Oak may have fallen, but it will remain very much alive on campus. Wood from the Old Oak was preserved after it crashed to the ground in January. President Thomas L. Hellie announced during the sesquicentennial celebration on May 9 how that wood will be used. Cuttings from the tree were taken within days of its demise. If the grafting effort is successful, several new trees will be planted in the Oak Grove. The site of the Old Oak will be integrated into the overall landscape plan for the Oak Grove and Pioneer Hall, with a special living memorial established. Artists and landscape architects will be invited to submit proposals. A cross-section of the trunk, noting historical dates,

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will be displayed on campus, with another cross-section donated to the Yamhill County Historical Museum. An archway will be designed and constructed from the oak, to be used during convocation, commencement and other ceremonial events. If there is sufficient quality and quantity, one or more podiums and a table may be built. Some of the wood will also be used for awards and commemorative items and for sale to alumni, students and friends of the college. The college will continue to rely on the oak as the iconic image of Linfield. However, no one tree will serve as the new “Old Oak.” Instead the Oak Grove will be maintained and enhanced.

T.J. Day ’71, vice chair of the Linfield College Board of Trustees, has pledged $3 million toward the renovation of historic Northup Hall. “All of us at Linfield are very grateful to T.J. for his generosity and leadership,” President Thomas L. Hellie said in making the announcement. “This is the single largest gift commitment by a living individual in the college’s history.” Day has served on the board of trustees since 1972. He and his family have provided exceptional support to the capital programs and project initiatives at Linfield, Hellie said. Without his efforts, the acquisition of the former Hewlett-Packard property and its transformation to the Keck Campus would not have been possible. Day is the chairman of Dacole Co., a private investment firm in Reno, Nev. In addition to serving as vice chair of the Linfield board, he also serves as chair of the upcoming Linfield comprehensive fundraising campaign. The campaign will focus on increasing the college’s endowment and enhancing

T.J. Day ‘71, right, talks with Mo Momtazi and Lucinda (Day) Fournier ‘95 during a trustee dinner at Momtazi’s Maysara Winery in May. Day made the single largest gift commitment by a living individual to support the renovation of Northup Hall.

facilities, including Northup Hall. Once renovated, Northup Hall will become home to the Departments of Business, Economics, English and Philosophy, and several academic centers.

Northup was constructed in 1936 and housed the college library until the opening of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library on the Keck Campus in 2003.

Hellie signs Presidents Climate Commitment Linfield College will intensify efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in the coming months and years. Linfield College President Thomas L. Hellie signed The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment on Earth Day, April 22. He made the decision based on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on the Environment and Sustainability (ACES), a group made up of faculty, staff and students. They studied the issue for six months and recommended that Linfield join more than 500 institutions in all 50 states by signing the agreement. It calls for colleges and universities to attain a position of carbon neutrality

with respect to greenhouse gas emissions. The college has flexibility in the timing and means of achieving the goal. ACES has made a number of recommendations including recycling, requiring new buildings to meet Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) standards, purchasing more locally grown foods, promoting water and energy conservation, exploring alternative means of transportation, and purchasing energy-efficient vehicles and appliances. An environmental studies class conducted a carbon footprint inventory during spring semester. Future classes are expected to build upon and expand that report.

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Theatre, athletics, debate and Greek Life are just a few of the activities that provided stu-

dents a rich social life for a century and a half. Alumni remember their time at Linfield College as much for their lives outside the classroom as for their studies. In his final article celebrating Linfield’s sesquicentennial, Professor Marvin Henberg offers a glimpse of activities during pivotal years in the life of the college, which break out in 25-year increments, beginning with

The football team sported a record of 2-1, with wins over Oregon Normal School and Pacific University and a loss to Newberg’s Pacific College. Team members expressed gratitude to trustee A.C. Chandler for providing his house near campus for changing their uniforms. In a manner typical for McMinnville College, the students themselves “fitted the rooms with tubs and a stove so that they could have hot and cold water for bathing.” A typical social gathering such as the Christian Society featured a mix of music and oratory: a cornet solo, a rhetorical titled “Asking the Governor” by Herbert Toney, a song cycle with guitar accompaniment and a piano solo. The ever-present faculty chaperone, in this case Professor Burt Barker, presented an interpretation of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, reportedly leaving the students regretful “that the lack of time forbade a more extended study of the play.” The evening concluded with informal conversation and “seeing who could blow the largest bubbles.” With no school colors or standardized fight song, each class selected a color and class yell. Collegiate Division aspirants chose orange for a color and adopted “Zip! Bom! Boo! Zip! Bom! Boo! We are the class of 1902,” for its class yell.

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The 263 students arriving in the fall of 1922 were the first under the new name, Linfield College. The returning students devoted great energy to ensuring that the traditions of McMinnville College were upheld. In early October The Linfield Review reported gleefully on the fate of a freshman who had behaved insubordinately and was duly punished by a gang of enforcement-minded sophomores: Last Thursday, a cool and frosty morning when the waters of Cozine were unusually cold and very muddy from recent rains, one bright eyed, red headed member of the Freshman class penetrated the depths of the icy stream before 7:45....So it was his to do and dunk. On several occasions The Review wrote sanctimonious editorials about lax adherence to the Rook Bible: Freshman shall wear their green caps every day of the five school days of each week until May Day. In early November a tradition reappeared when Linfield hosted its first football game in 16 years, defeat-

the 1872-73 academic year, the first for which a record exists.

1872-73 Hopes were high among the 160 students arriving at McMinnville College in 1872 – the largest enrollment until well into the 20th century. The majority were from McMinnville, with two students from Walla Walla,Wash., and one from San Francisco, Calif. Most instruction was at the primary level, with some in high school. McMinnville College had yet to see a student qualify for study at the collegiate level. Students lived at home or with local residents at a cost of $2 to $2.50 a week.With the rhythms of agricultural life dominating their lives, the dictates of “early to bed, early to rise” left little free time outside chores and recitation, the favored mode of instruction. Music and oratory dominated entertainment. Students organized the college’s first literary/musical club, The Philergian Society, whose records date from 1874. Families were staunchly in control of their children’s education, as the catalog attests: “A daily record of merit and demerit of each pupil is kept, which is at all times open to the inspection of parents.”

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best in the college’s history at opening time.” But if they were wrong about quantity, they had reason to be bullish about quality. For the first time McMinnville now hosted a genuine college, with more than half enrolled in the collegiate division. Students enjoyed the relative leisure to study intensively and to devote energy to an array of extracurricular pursuits. Playfulness became a matter of record, as in this account of a Philergian Society debate on the question, “Resolved, that if you were out in the midst of a desert and had hold of a lion’s tail you had better not let go”: Mr. Knapp represented the affirmative, Mr. Sawtelle the negative. After the usual exchange of words, which in this instance pictured many humorous scenes, the judges, Messrs. Blood and Black, were called upon to cast their votes, which decided in favor of the affirmative.The question was now left to the tender mercies of open debate, in which Messrs. Ramsey,Tony, Hilton, and Black took part. Several ladies were called upon to speak, but somehow they did not seem to be greatly interested in the question. Finally, by vote of the house, this momentous question was decided in favor of the negative. On a regular basis, The Review listed every book added to the Pioneer Hall library. The first acquisition that year, number 589, was Phylosophy (sic) of Education, and the last, number 1,636, was The Life and Times of Rev. Elijah Hedding, D.D.

The football team in 1922 was the first to play on campus in 16 years, after the sport was banned by President Leonard Riley and the Board of Trustees “for its spirit of rowdyism and brutality.” In that first momentous game, Linfield defeated Pacific University 20-0, and the Wildcats have gone on to four national championships and the longest consecutive-season winning streak in the country. S U M M E R

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ing Pacific University, 20-0. Women’s sports still were a far cry from the men’s in terms of competition, with the women’s basketball team playing only five games against area high schools. But, an important first step was taken when the student body amended its constitution so that the basketball players could earn the first letters awarded to women in college history. Despite ardent opposition from President Riley and from the faculty, Greek letter organizations regularly publicized their social activities in The Review. Pledge dinners and Christmas parties by Iota Omega Mu Fraternity and others were often held in Portland: Seven car loads of merry I.O.M.’s and their lady friends left Linfield Friday afternoon and, in a few hours ride through the snow-covered valley, arrived in the Oregon metropolis. From warm reception parlors the merry makers found their way to the Washington street (sic) Hazelwood where a banquet table was attractively arranged for them in the Colonial room. Other fraternities such as Phi Epsilon were forced to travel on the Southern Pacific Railroad, whose local schedule was printed in the student handbook. A train from Portland to McMinnville took one hour and 46 minutes. The growing popularity of Greek social organizations and the abundant accompanying opportunities for entertainment cut into membership in college literary societies. Long gone were the Philergian Society and The Nicaian Society. The election of the May Queen continued at the new Linfield College. Esther Telcher ’23 from Grangeville, Idaho, was selected and presided at the annual “burning of the green” (green beenies and caps consumed at the campus bonfire).

1947-48

The college was dramatically different and rapidly changing for the 899 students who enrolled in fall of 1947. Enrollment had tripled, and a substantial number were World War II veterans; most were older than the norm and many were married. Dancing had been approved on campus the year before, underscored by The Linfield Review’s list of “Do’s and Don’ts for Dancing Demons” that included the following advice: “DON’T be a gorilla gripper. If you wrap your arms around the unsuspecting girl’s waist in a death-like grip, you might easily cut off her breathing. If the girl cannot breathe she certainly can’t dance.” The year was also the second for the campus Baby Show, which The Review called a “new tradition”: “Not

Pop’s Shop remembered The final closing of Pop’s Shop in 1972-73 was lamented in the 1973 Oak Leaves, which reprised a sentimental ditty from a previous college songbook: Come raise your voice in rousing song, The music casts its spell. We serenade the well-known spot Where Linfield loafers dwell, We sing this song to thee, Oh Pop, And to thy shop so dear, Forever will thy memory To weary hearts send cheer. Oh, haven of the hungry hordes That from the Commons pour, Oh, Mecca of the lovelorn lads Turned back from Failing’s door. So Pop’s Shop, here’s a toast to thee Thy coffee and thy smoke, A toast to thy fraternity Forged fast in song and joke.

that the coon-skin coat and the sweater girl are doomed to fade from the campus scene, it’s just that the new era has all that and babies too.” A day care program was offered through the Department of Home Economics in an area of Pioneer Hall remodeled for that purpose. The celebration of Sadie Hawkins Day was in its fourth year. Drawn from the syndicated comic strip Li’l Abner, Sadie Hawkins Day featured women dressed in costumes befitting the raggedy characters of Dogpatch, the strip’s setting. If a woman caught a man during the Sadie Hawkins Day Race, he was obliged to marry her. To the predominantly female Linfield student body in the inaugural year of 1944, the celebration perhaps expressed hope for a conventional matrimonial future. Men who preferred to deter the interest of fleet-footed women grew beards. Jack Graham ’50 was Linfield’s winner for “the longest beard grown in comparison to his competitors.” The boom in student numbers was likewise a boon to Greek Life. Rush in 1947 netted 115 new pledges for sororities and 116 for fraternities.

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Theatre and movies offer entertainment

From early in the 20th century on, movies and theatre have provided entertainment for generations of Linfield students. Some of the offerings were:

1922-23 Lark Theatre movies: The Old Homestead, Penrod,The Cowboy and the Lady,The Queen of Sheba Linfield plays and operettas: Stop Thief, The Japanese Girl, In the Garden of the Shah

1947-48 Films: Meet John Doe, Bring on the Girls, My Wild Irish Rose, Daisey Kenyon Theatre: Arms and the Man, Joan of Lorraine, State of the Union

1972-73 Films: The Godfather, Play Misty for Me Theatre: Figaro,The Matchmaker

1997-98 Films: Titanic, Men in Black Theatre: Mama’Stars,The Brothers Menaechumus

Freshman-sophomore tug-o-war during the 1947 homecoming festivities.

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system of student evaluation of faculty. Amidst all the scrutiny of contemporary human institutions and with sublime confidence in their ability to create new institutions, Linfield students’ interest in Greek Life waned. Rush in November secured only 31 pledges among the four fraternities and 48 pledges for the four sororities. A men’s soccer club, spearheaded by Nigerian student Sam Ogunlade ’74, laid the foundation that in 1994 gave birth to varsity men’s and women’s soccer teams. A 1974 fencing club, by contrast, was short-lived.

1997-98

Students in the last 10 years may best be summed up as combining some of the conventional, obliging traits of 1947-48 with some of the radical thinking from 1972-73. This group put great stock in its homecoming, featuring such traditional amusements as a bonfire song contest and a Twinkie eating contest. At the same time, they organized Fusion, a gay and bisexual alliance. Many students supported and most were accepting of the organization, putting them in polite but firm opposition to their elders at home and in the community. The Linfield football team hit a milestone when a 31-14 win over the University of Puget Sound propelled the Wildcats into a tie with Harvard and Notre Dame for the most consecutive winning sea-

sons in American college football history. Mama’Stars, a play by Professor Thomas Gressler, thrust actress and singer Stephanie Routh ’99 into the finals of the prestigious Irene Ryan national acting competition in Washington, D.C. Nicole Payne ’99 was elected as the first female student body president in 15 years and the first nonGreek in six years. Her victory was soon overshadowed by the announcement that the college had acquired most of the acreage and all the buildings in the former Hewlett-Packard property, more than doubling the size of campus. The year ended on a somber note with a memorial service for popular alumnus Christopher Hubbard ’96, who died in Venezuela as the result of a fall during a hiking excursion. The Review reported: “Tears and laughter filled Melrose Auditorium...[as]...a small group of students and faculty congregated at the memorial service to remember Hubbard and to give support to his parents Steve and Ann Hubbard and his sister Louise Hubbard.” Like her brother, Louise Hubbard ’98 is a Linfield graduate. It is fitting to remind ourselves that the college family extends over many generations and encompasses many bonds, always rallying to honor what is right and good in its sons and daughters. – Marvin Henberg

Female students “capture” the men during the 1947 Sadie Hawkins Day, a popular celebration on campus for many years. To the predominantly female Linfield student body in the inaugural year of 1944, the celebration perhaps expressed hope for a conventional matrimonial future. But by the post-war years when marriage and babies became a part of the Linfield present, Sadie Hawkins Day was enjoyed both for its message and for its ironic twist on the conventions of courtship.

1972-73

By 1972-73, the change in the student body was nearly as dramatic as 25 years earlier. Conventional is the last word anyone would choose to describe students that year. Despite Linfield’s traditionally conservative bent, 1970s students saw themselves as social critics.They criticized the Vietnam War, openly publicized (in The Linews) the availability of birth control pills, and questioned college rules and practices. The waning employee-student childcare center was re-vitalized, but with a different focus. The new center in Potter Hall provided day care for low-income and migrant families, freeing up parents for employment.This transformation reflected priorities for a new age, and the 1972 experiment was a forerunner of today’s Pre-Kindergarten. Linfield students joined their peers at other Oregon institutions to form a chapter of the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG). That spring 1 2

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OSPIRG unleashed a broadside at the Linfield Bookstore, which was accused of being “the one bookstore that is overpricing in the state of Oregon.” The Black Student Union (BSU) became increasingly active in the 1970s, its numbers swelled by admission of many black students from the East.The BSU was a force socially, politically and athletically (it won the fall intramural football championship), but did not promote black separatism as at many other colleges of that era. A BSU member, Billy Hutchins ’74 (now known as Baruti Artharee), lost the ASLC presidential election to Mike Martinis ’74 by only 24 votes. Other groups organized that year included a Chicano Student Union, a women’s liberation group (the Ms. Club), and the United Student Union of Linfield College (USU), a group organized to ensure “a complete review of professors, their methods of instruction, and [of devising] a means to handle student complaints in all fields of study.” Eventually the USU collaborated with a faculty committee to establish the now familiar and universal Linfield

The exclamation of innocence lettered on the back of the senior bench after it was anonymously repainted in 1973. S U M M E R

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Students learned lessons well

Celebrating Linfield’s 150 years

By Rick D. Pullen ’67

The Sesquicentennial Plaza, featuring more than 1,500 bricks inscribed with names of alumni and friends, was dedicated May 9.

Editor’s note: It’s clear that one of the many lessons Charlotte Filer ’54 taught her students was accuracy, accuracy, accuracy. And a number of them caught an error in the last issue of Linfield Magazine. Marvin Henberg wrote that “journalism became a separate major in 1970.” Many readers with journalism degrees prior to that time wrote to protest this date, the result of a typographical error which we regret. The actual date for the journalism major was 1950. As is the case with many Linfield professors, Filer gave her students much more than just class time. She became an integral part of their lives and careers and many remain in touch with her to this day. Rarely does one have the opportunity to pay tribute publicly to a former professor who made a difference in one’s life, especially 41 years after graduation. Charlotte Filer, a Linfield professor long retired, is held in high regard by all who took journalism classes from her. Ms. Filer graduated from Linfield in 1954, with a B.A. cum laude in journalism and went to work in the Linfield News Bureau in 1955. She took a one-year leave in 1959 to complete her M.A. in journalism from the University of Iowa. She returned to Linfield and taught journalism from 1960 to 1974. Fortunately, Ms. Filer was on the faculty the day I arrived at Linfield in 1963. She hired me to work in the News Bureau and began a four-year process of advising and encouraging me. I speak for myself and others as I pay tribute to the excellent mentoring we received from Ms. Filer during our days at Linfield, either as journalism majors or students with other majors taking journalism classes. Many of these students went on to successful journalism and media-relat-

ed positions or, as in my case, positions in journalism education. She continued to provide support and encouragement as our careers evolved. Ms. Filer wore many hats while I was at Linfield. She was the one and only journalism professor, editor of the Linfield College Bulletin (predecessor of Linfield Magazine), director of the News Bureau, adviser to the student newspaper and yearbook, and adviser to the student chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon, the national college journalism honorary. Rusty Rae ’70, a journalism alumnus, said of her: “If it had not been for Ms. Filer, I probably would not have gotten through Linfield. She saw something in me that no one else saw. She pushed at times, pulled at others, and sometimes said, ‘Just do it and stop whining.’” Ms. Filer took over journalism in 1960 from Earl “Jim” Milligan (1947-79), another great Linfield professor who taught in the English Department. Mr. Milligan and Ms. Filer knew their subject matter well and created excellent learning environments. It was the environment created by Ms. Filer that provided excellent hands-on experiences for me and others when we served in editorial and reporting positions on the newspaper and yearbook and worked in the News Bureau. Without a doubt, had it not been for the encouragement, mentoring and support I received from Ms. Filer, I would not be in my position today. Dr. Rick Pullen ’67 is the dean of the College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. The college is one of the largest in the nation with more than 3,500 majors at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The staff of the News Bureau in 1964 included, back row, left to right, Sharon Greenhoot ‘68, Richard McKillop ‘65, Gail Nokes ‘66, Frank Seufert ‘65, Rusty Rae ‘70, Rick Pullen ‘67, with Charlotte Filer ‘54, seated.

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Photos, counter-clockwise from top left, President Thomas Hellie and President Emeritus Charles Walker cut the ribbon; Walker, President Emerita Vivian A. Bull, Hellie, student body President Chipo Dendere ‘08 and Peter Richardson, sesquicentennial committee chair; Matthew Wakeford-Evans ‘08, winner of the spring sing contest; Professor Emeritus Doug Cruikshank, Professor Howard Leichter and Trustee Emeritus Vern DeLap look for bricks.

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Faculty Emeriti If there is one single person who positively influenced my academic experience at Linfield, and consequently my life choices in the years following, above all others, it is Howard Leichter. He was a mentor in the most genuine sense of the word. Howard was notorious for demanding the most of students, a quality I credit with developing unparalleled critical thinking skills and work habits of an entire generation of Linfield political science majors. He was the toughest grader, but he was also the most constructive. He demanded the most from his students because he knew we were all capable of great things, and was unwilling to sit idly by while we ignored our potential. He never shied from being self-deprecating to lighten the mood, especially when he showed up to class missing a belt, wearing mismatched socks or even two different shoes after coming directly from the gym. I simply would not be where I am today had I not signed up for that American Politics class with “the hardest professor at Linfield.”

Retirees look back on the years Three longtime Linfield College faculty members – Kareen Sturgeon, Howard Leichter and Linda Olds – along with alumni they have influenced, share memories of the past and plans for the future at retirement. “All rising to a great place is by a winding stair…” Sir Francis Bacon. That was the handwritten quote on a card accompanying my graduation gift from Kareen Sturgeon. She told me that there would be times when I would take a few steps forward, times when I would take a few steps back, and times when I would take a totally different direction, but remember…all the while still climbing. There are many gems that Kareen has passed on to me over the years, but this one singularly relieved me of great personal burden. I didn’t have to be a prodigy, an expert on anything, or even wealthy. Kareen is passionate about the art of teaching, the subjects she teaches, the students that she encounters and simply about learning. When a person is that passionate, people can see it and it is infectious.That kind of passion makes learning all the more fun. Kareen is dedicated to her students, friends and family. She has always been multidisciplinary in her approach. She is skilled in making connections to what she is studying. It is not just the plant we study, but the habitat, socioeconomics, climate, history, culture and politics in the area.

– Rob Johnson ’05, government affairs representative, Oregon Health Care Association

Howard Leichter, professor of political science since 1980 Most memorable moment: When I found out

Favorite course: What I liked best about the cours-

es I taught was the variety. Some were largely descriptive; others were more conceptually challenging. Some had substantial field and lab components; others were more lecture or discussion-based. I was never bored!

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Learned from students and colleagues: For me, the best part of being a teacher is that I never stopped learning from students and colleagues. No question, they taught me how to be a better scientist, person and friend.

Retirement plans:

I look forward to having the freedom to “do nothing” and to see where that leads me.

Less engaged in politics, more engaged in community service

Learned from students and colleagues:

Humility

that I won a Fulbright to England.

Person you most want to emulate: My wife,

Favorite campus hangout: The swimming pool Favorite course: The Study of Public Policy

Retirement plans:

Elisabeth

Writing, fly fishing, international travel, hiking, reading

It’s difficult for me to put into words how influential Linda has been in my life. She has been such a tremendous role model. I recall her genuine care for students and also her intellectual integrity as a teacher. Both of those are attributes I try to emulate in my own work as a professor now, and Linda is a constant inspiration to me. I remember when I was completing my senior thesis and about to graduate, Linda invited me to her home one day for lunch and to talk over my project. I still vividly recall sitting around her dining room table, eating homemade soup and talking about my paper. She treated me as an almost-colleague, and it was such an honor. Her love of ideas, her high standards, and her humor made her a very popular and memorable teacher. I took every class she offered and still find myself referring back to some of the books she assigned in her courses 30 years ago.

– Judy Lum ‘89, assistant research coordinator and assistant private non-profit hatchery coordinator, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Kareen Sturgeon, professor of biology since 1981

Changes in students:

– Ann Johnson ’79, professor of psychology, University of St.Thomas, St. Paul

Linda Olds, professor of psychology since 1975 Most memorable moment:

Times when a class truly comes alive as a community of inquirers and tastes the excitement of collaborative thinking and learning.

Favorite campus hangout:

Classrooms (during and after a class) and the Oak Grove.

On learning: True learning is self-motivated. Changes in students: Becoming an active learner is as exciting and daunting a quest as ever at the heart of education. Retirement plans:

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t’s 8 a.m. in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, and at 8,000 feet elevation, January frost clings to a dingy metal wheelbarrow full of sand. Soon, Linfield College volunteers will peel off layers of clothing as the sun and hard work warm them. Through her gloves, Becca Williams ’10 feels the sting of her blisters as she grips the rope attached to the wheelbarrow and gazes 60 yards up the terraced hill to the building site. With a deep breath, she begins pulling the load up the slope – she is the “burro” – as a partner pushes from behind. The two work as a team and, with muscles burning, move the sand up the hill. That’s how some houses are built in Guatemala. Williams and 12 other Linfield students took part in the January Term course Guatemalan Development and Underdevelopment, taught by Jeff Peterson, associate professor of sociology. In a unique collaborative effort, students were joined by 17 McMinnville Habitat for Humanity volunteers. Together, they moved rock and gravel, hoisted bags of cement and transported blocks by human brigade. They mixed cement with shovels and hoes, cut wire, bent rebar and laid blocks, all the while learning age-old techniques from Guatemalan carpenters. “A mason grabbed a piece of clear plastic tubing and put water in it, and it became a level,” said Bob Ledden, a retired pastor and member of McMinnville Cooperative Ministries.“I had never seen that before in my 70-plus years.” The McMinnville group worked on four homes

with Global Village/Habitat Guatemala, a branch of Habitat International. It builds 3,500 homes each year, with a goal of 5,000, to address the shortage of 1.6 million homes in Guatemala. Linfield students and volunteers, ranging in age from their teens to 70s, built houses in the morning and spent afternoons in classes on Mayan culture, social movements, urbanization and the civil war. “Too often we talk about getting students ready for the outside world as if the worlds are separate,” Peterson said. “But community members wrestle with the same questions. It was important for folks of different generations to work together.” Peterson, a Habitat volunteer for five years, grew up in Brazil, lived in Mexico and has twice been the field director for Linfield’s Oaxaca, Mexico, program. Through such immersion projects, volunteers make contacts and become part of a community, he said. “It’s hard to make assumptions about another group when you interact with them,” Peterson added. “This allows people to see each other as human beings, and on a global level, to develop a better understanding of the world in which we live. We come to see Linfield as a point of intersection for many communities, rather than only as a destination point.” The trip’s emphasis on learning drew Doug Cruikshank, professor emeritus of education, and his wife, Linda, a former kindergarten teacher. They have volunteered for Habitat since retiring in 2001.

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“There was never a question about whether we would want to go or not,” said Doug. “We knew the kind of richness we could get from being part of the January Term class.” A bonus was the opportunity to work with students. “They had a whole lot more energy than we did, but we worked as hard as they did,” he said. During free time in the afternoons, Williams ventured to cafes and schools to interview locals for her project on indigenous language and identity and saw firsthand the concepts she’d been learning about in class – poverty, housing and Mayan identity, among others. “At our Habitat site we interacted with people who are affected by the housing deficiency,” she said. “We met people who can tell us what it’s like to be Mayan in Guatemala and the issues of having to learn Spanish and lose their indigenous language.” This was Williams’ third trip to Latin America and she insists it won’t be her last. She plans to study abroad in Ecuador next spring, continuing her Guatemalan research relating to language identity for her honors thesis. After graduation, she hopes to teach abroad. “The experience expanded my understanding and my view of the world,” she said. At the final dedication dinner, tears of gratitude and understanding fell freely.Volunteers exchanged mementoes with the family, said Williams, who was humbled by the generosity of her hosts. “For three weeks we’d been working next to these families and having conversations with them,” she added. “It was bittersweet to say goodbye.” – Laura Davis

John Torsey ‘09 and Becca Williams ‘10 use a wheel barrow to move sand up the terraced hill to the building site.

Linfield students and McMinnville community members worked together on four Habitat for Humanity houses during a January trip to Guatemala. Linfield students plan to return to Guatemala in March for an alternative spring break project. This home, located on a rural site in the steep hills outside Quetzaltenango, is nearly ready for a roof. S U M M E R

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The Art of Firing

Based on an eighth century wood-fired Korean kiln, the East Creek Anagama was built on his property in 1985 by Professor Nils Lou, author of The Art of Firing, now in its fifth edition. The firing creates a wild beauty with flames licking around the kiln’s openings and encasing pots in a white-orange glow. Temperatures reach 2400° F. Six cords of wood are consumed in 60 to 70 hours, firing 400 to 600 pieces by artists from around the world. The process encompasses three weeks for loading, firing and unloading. These images by Joe Robinson ’09 offer a glimpse into the process. Others assisting are: counter-clockwise from top left, James Duckworth ’07, Cindy Hoskisson and Dan Hoskisson, parents of Brittney Hoskisson ’09, Seattle artist Nancy Gill and Ally Cross ’09.

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Tenacity key to success When Andrew Webber ’10 gets excited, words tumble from his mouth so rapidly that it’s hard to keep up. His enthusiasm is as contagious as his passion for learning, his intensity tempered by a self-deprecating humor and eagerness to share. He admits that he has had to learn some restraint – every time he takes a new course, he wants another major or minor. Webber enrolled at Linfield College as a political science major, with emphasis on the Middle East. But after one religious studies course taught by Professor Bill Millar ’60, he switched to religion. “I just fell in love with the discipline,” he said. “I love political science, but religious studies encompasses so much more of what I’m interested in.” To gain an even deeper understanding, Webber joined a handful of students studying Hebrew with Millar this year. He plans to combine his interest in the language and his fascination with the Middle East during an immersion program at Hebrew University in Jerusalem this summer. “Religious studies comes from a lot of disciplines – politics, gender, sociology and psychology,” Webber said. “There are so many different ways to look at religion. Islam, Judaism and Christianity all can be traced to Abraham. When we realize that we do have a connection, that we have an identity with Jews and Muslims, maybe we can work together to make the world a little more peaceful.” His desire to read the Old Testament in its original language was the impetus to study Hebrew. He especially would like to attain a deeper understanding of the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures. “If you read the Torah in Hebrew, each word has its own weight and could have a different meaning in different cultural settings,” Webber said. “Through language you can see the melting pot of culture and influence.

It’s a completely different level of analysis once you understand the language. I hadn’t realized all the things that can be hidden in language.” Even a severe case of dyslexia, which prevented him from reading until the fourth grade, has not hindered Webber. He knows he needs extra time and extra effort to succeed. “It’s a lot of repetition and a lot of time, but I think that’s the case with any language,” he said.“I have to practice every day.You can never master a language or understand everything about it because it’s always moving and ambiguous. That’s why we still study English.” It’s not only Webber’s passion for the subject, but also his tenacity that make him a joy to teach, said Millar, who selected Webber to serve as his teaching assistant. “He is tenacious,” Millar said. “When others give up, he goes the extra mile and he never feels that the extra work is a burden. He outperforms his peers because he hangs in there.” Webber, a native of Vancouver, Wash., gave up his dream of playing college football to achieve his long-term goal – becoming a college professor. He devotes extra effort to his academics so he can earn the high grades he needs to reach his dream graduate program – Harvard Divinity School. He’s been a tremendous influence in class, Millar said, because the students pick up on his enthusiasm. “He is not afraid to fail and he steps up where others hold back,” Millar said. “He brings an energy and optimism to the class. When helping teach freshmen, he recognizes if they are having problems. He’s approachable, interested and excited about college.” Webber’s passion for learning isn’t limited to religion. Everything excites him, from philosophy to international relations, gender studies and feminism. “All of my classes are opening new doors, new levels of analysis and new perspectives that enrich what I am learning,” he said. “There are so many different perspectives and ways of looking at things, it brings it to life for me and that’s really exciting.” – Mardi Mileham

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Interest in debate, history earn cross-border prize When Morgan St. Jean ’09 checked her email one day in January, she expected the usual spam and Facebook updates. But instead, a message from Jackson Miller, her forensics advisor, caught her eye. It was a notice to his students about a competition, “Crossing Borders: Issues and Resolutions” hosted by the Consulate General of Canada. The event paired American and Canadian college students to argue their countries’ positions on international political issues. St. Jean, a communication arts and history double major and an avid debater, thought this fit her interests exactly. She was right, and ultimately won Best Speaker at the conference along with a $1,000 prize. “I was really interested in the topics, and I liked the idea of working with someone from Canada and getting their perspective of the issue,” said St. Jean, one of only eight American students selected to participate. She will use the prize money to attend a threeweek debate institute, hosted by the International Debate Education Association, in Turkey this summer. She and her partner, Thomas Kearns, a University of Alberta student, debated the topic of United Nations and multilateral diplomacy. Through research over the next month, the two studied the differences and similarities of opinions between the United States and Canada about the U.N., especially post-Sept. 11. “I learned that the Canadians have always been much more committed to the U.N. and use it as a mediator between countries,” St. Jean said. “Whereas the United States has always seen the U.N. as one option of foreign policy, yet they will use others if it is more to their advantage.” Through their research, St. Jean and Kearns proposed the solution of United Nations reform.

“The U.N. needs to come into the 21st century,” St. Jean said. “It is very much based on countryto-country conflict. Warfare has changed to terrorist organizations within countries, and the U.N. is not equipped to handle that.” St. Jean and Kearns presented the American and Canadian sides, along with their joint solution, to a panel of three judges and four moderators who were then allowed to ask questions. Learning about different government systems spurred St. Jean’s latest goal of studying abroad. In January, she will travel to Brussels, Limerick and Luxembourg to study the European Union, and she also hopes to study abroad after graduation, perhaps in Canada. “I realized through this experience that Canada has a much different culture than we do,” said St. Jean. “They are not a mirror of the United States.” A natural leader, St. Jean has mentored new members of the Linfield forensics team, served as assistant coach for the McMinnville High School forensics team and will serve as the student coordinator of the Linfield Speaking Center next year. She is curious and hard working and has a keen sense of intellectual inquiry, according to Brenda DeVore Marshall, professor of theatre arts. “One of the goals of a liberal arts institution is to guide students to become good citizens of the world,” said Marshall, “and Morgan is one who will make a difference.” – Kasey Richter ’09

Morgan St. Jean ‘09 talks with Jeff Primozich ‘09 in the Linfield Speaking Center. She earned the top speaker award in a competition, “Crossing Borders: Issues and Resolutions,” hosted by the Consulate General of Canada. S U M M E R

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Learning beyond the classroom When Keston Obendorf ’08 and Nathan Oliver ’09 spent an afternoon playing rock, paper, scissors last fall, it was more than just casual fun. Hunched over a computer in an auditorium full of competitors, the two computer science majors collaborated on code directing a computer to play the age-old children’s game at the Pacific Northwest Regional Intercollegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) at the University of Washington. Once that was accomplished, they tackled 10 other problems during the intense five-hour contest, successfully solving three and finishing in the top half of the regional competition. “It’s like taking 11 consecutive final exams,” said Dan Ford, assistant professor of computer science, who accompanied eight Linfield students to the competition. “They did exceptionally well.” Obendorf and Oliver are part of a growing segment of Linfield students taking part in academic endeavors off campus. Each year, an average of 250 students, representing half of the academic departments on campus, travel to professional conferences and competitions, according to Elizabeth Atkinson, associate dean of faculty and associate professor of chemistry. Students represent academic departments spanning the curriculum, including humanities and the social and

physical sciences. Some students present scholarly research developed with faculty mentors at professional meetings. Others perform creative works at music and theatrical competitions. Still others, like Obendorf and Oliver, enter academic competitions. “Linfield is committed to giving students opportunities for hands-on learning so they achieve success in graduate school or in the workplace,” said Atkinson, who has accompanied chemistry students to regional and national conferences. Linfield students have also competed internationally. “These types of experiences enhance students’ eligibility for future internship opportunities.” What’s more, academic travel exposes students to cutting-edge work from other institutions and notable experts from around the world. Students interact with CEOs, administrators, graduate school representatives and student peers. “They find soul mates, others who are passionate with similar interests,” Atkinson added. “It gives them insight into what they can do beyond their undergraduate careers. It’s eye opening.” That interaction with students and faculty from other institutions is crucial, Ford said. The ICPC is the largest programming contest in the world with more than 21,000 students taking part worldwide. “It helps to boost their confidence knowing they can compete,” Ford said. “It also shows us what we can improve on. We realized a lot of math is required for this computer competition.” As a result, Oliver enrolled in a mathematical graph theory class and plans to be better prepared for next year’s competition. Obendorf is contemplating graduate school and said the competition advanced his computer science skills. – Laura Davis Karen Shaw ’08, left, and Chris Braden ’08, along with Jennifer Johnson ’09 (not pictured) presented their research on cancer cell motility at the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in San Diego, Calif., in April.

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Heard around the Linfield campus “This is a different presidential election year from any I have seen and I’ve studied them back to 1952. The problems facing the nation right now are unprecedented. This is not a year for politics as usual.This is not a year for elections as usual.” During her lecture Kathleen Hall Jamieson proposed that TV networks devote an hour or more each week that would serve as a focal point for a national political discussion with candidates addressing a single, different topic each week. Kathleen Hall Jamieson Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center University of Pennsylvania Edith Green Endowed Lecture, April 22

“The goal is to make war impossible because we’ve so thoroughly humanized each other and accepted each other because of that.” During her lecture/reading, Diana Abu-Jaber told of how herbook Arabian Jazz, was described as a “political novel.” She does not want to be labeled as a political writer, but longs to be a part of the world community of artists who share their cultures with the rest of the world. Diana Abu-Jaber Award-winning author of Arabian Jazz and Crescent Renshaw Distinguished Visitor MacReads Author, May 1

“Reflections on Leadership: Liberal Education and the Global Economy,” a panel discussion featuring three distinguished business leaders, was attended by more than 200 students, faculty and community members April 9. “We’ve talked about liberal arts education and work, but for me you are not just producing workers at this college.Your liberal arts education helps you enjoy your personal life throughout your career and during your retirement. It opens your eyes to a lot of diffeerent things, and an appreciation for other things you may decide to pursue in your personal life for your own enjoyment. You may not otherwise have that opportunity.” Curtis Baker ’82 Retired managing director of Merrill Lynch & Co. A history major who ended up on Wall Street “The ability to communicate well is essential for corporate or any type of business endeavor. I also think you should do what you say you are going to do and do the right thing. Live with ethics, live with integrity. Those are critical to your success in any position. Those are all very important in addition to having the skills necesary for a job.”

From left, Curtis Baker ‘82, retired from Merrill Lynch & Co.; Rai Glover, retired from Bank of America; and Peter Hamilton, retired from Brunswick Corporation’s Boat Group, presented “Reflections on Leadership: Liberal Education and the Global Economy,” a wide-ranging discussion on topics such as why liberal arts students should consider careers in business and why business students should take liberal arts courses.

Raichelle Glover Retired senior vice president with Bank of America A communications major who ended up in banking

American companies going to be challenged with far more competition...but you in your individual careers will have a considerably more competitive time...because you’re not just competing against your colleagues in America, you’re competing with people around the world.That will make for a more interesting business life, but it will not be as stable or comfortable as it has been in the past.”

“Globalization is not just the business fad of the decade. It’s a very big deal and is here to stay...Two-thirds of the world economy is outside the U.S...Not only are

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A day in the life

Perfecting his music Jim Welch ’08 is lanky, his slender frame bending gracefully as he directs the Linfield Concert Choir. His narrow face is intense, almost grim with concentration, occasionally breaking into a smile when one section sounds perfect. Just five weeks before his senior composition recital, he’s facing 12-hour days on campus filled with meetings, lessons, classes, tests, practices and rehearsals of the 15 pieces he’s written. His recital involves some 40 students performing in the largest senior recital ever presented. It’s a grueling pace, requiring stellar organization, patience and commitment. Once he graduates, Welch intends to launch a career composing music for films and multimedia. Welch’s passion for writing music began in high school, where he first collaborated on songs for a rock band, before beginning to write on his own. He says his music is about telling a story and touching the listener.

“What I am presenting isn’t virtuoso music,” he says. “I write it for the listeners. I create it for expressing some kind of message or concept. It would be the perfect marriage if I could tell a story (in a film) through my music.”

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“I don’t want you to compose just for the horn Sometimes rehearsals are a cacophony of sound as in your current playing range, because a professional if everyone is playing something different. There’s a tense player will have a more extended range,” she tells him. moment when Welch realizes he’s missing the bass music “You don’t have to limit what you can do, but you for one piece, but he fires up the laptop and sets it in front need an understanding for of the bass player. how many notes are available For “Annie Needs the on an instrument.” Knife,” he has the trumpet One hour later, still players grab the plungers for running late, he races across a gravelly “waa waa” sound. campus to Ice Auditorium In “G&G Calibre,” he tries to for a meeting with the lightcue a film, while simultaneing crew. Welch has proously cueing the musicians and grammed 17 light changes conducting. Finally, a volunteer throughout his recital but steps in to help with the film, discovers there are a number freeing him to conduct. of technical challenges. In another piece he plays After the meeting, guitar and sings. He stops the Welch and Jesse Hughey ’10 rehearsal and starts it again, head across town to Jo-Ann sometimes playing the same Fabrics in search of buttons section over and over until he to build a stringraphy, a sound is satisfied. Even when he installation that utilizes a mulis blocked by the singers, he titude of “string telephones” is undaunted and he leaps in made of silk threads attached the air to cue the brass playto paper cups. They manage ers. He patiently answers questo squeak out some sound, tions, explains his compositions, but it will take some work to helps a singer with her cue and have it ready for the recital. smiles encouragement. By 4:15 Welch crosses Through it all, Welch campus again for his guitar remains calm and alternates lesson with Pamela Goldbetween laughter and quiet smith. With one member intensity. of their trio missing, he and Eventually in each reMike Fahy face a difficult rehearsal it starts to come tohearsal. Goldsmith promises gether and the music begins to bring some of her music to flow. for duets to the next lesson. At 10:10 p.m. the final By 5, Welch has only rehearsal ends. Looking tired, one hour before a marathon Welch says it is adrenaline that of four back-to-back rehearskeeps him going throughout als begins. He runs through a the day. By 10:20, he heads piano piece he will need to out the door on a cold April perform and works on munight that will bring an unsic and lyrics. He’s not worusual covering of snow to ried about getting the comthe valley floor by morning. positions finished. His biggest Top, Jim Welch ‘08 practices the French horn, one of five Once home, he may grab challenge is depending on his instruments he was learning in a semester-long brass class. some dinner, having missed Bottom, he conducts the concert choir performing his piece fellow student musicians. all meals since breakfast, and “What worries me is “Coelestia Canimus (We Sing of Heavenly Things).” collapse. He has 35 days before getting musicians to show up his recital. on time or at all, and making sure they are prepared,” he says. “It’s a challenge to walk that fine line of being apEditor’s note: On May 24, Jim Welch presented his senior preciative of their help, yet being firm with them about recital in Ice Auditorium to an audience of students, faculty, sticking to their commitment.” friends, family and local residents. He is currently in negotia He spends four hours running through four very tions with filmmaker Jeff Burke, who created G&G Calibre, different pieces ranging from the jazzy “Annie Needs the to write scores for a full series of short films. Knife,” to “Nightmare – Voice of the Fawn,” which he calls a “throwback to my former life as a rock musician.” - Mardi Mileham S U M M E R

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Casey Stepan: three-sport scholar-athlete

Casey Stepan ‘08

Sports: Cross country, basketball, Favorite professors: “Randy Grant, professor of economics, builds students’ confidence and inspires track and field students’ interest in economics. Mike Jones, Harold C. Hometown: Vancouver, Wash. Elkinton professor of accounting, is dedicated to helping students identify and reach their goals inside and Major: Accounting; history minor outside of the classroom.” GPA: 4.0

Athletic achievements: Second team all-conference cross country; three-year basketball team captain; ESPN The Magazine academic college division All-District First Team (’06-’07); Academic All-Northwest conference team selection in all three sports; CoSIDA academic all-district selection in 2007. Favorite sports memory: “I have been blessed with some wonderful athletic opportunities and moments. My favorite memories are simply being with my teammates on a daily basis and sharing good times with them, including beating Whitworth with my game-winning shot.”

Favorite class: “Economics of College Sports, a January Term class with Randy Grant that appealed to me as a sports fan and also as a business/economics student.” Will miss about Linfield: “The opportunity to put on a Linfield uniform and compete with my wonderful teammates. I will also miss building and strengthening relationships with my professors, coaches, teammates and friends on a daily basis.” Life after Linfield: Accepted a position with Deloitte and Touche, a public accounting firm in Portland.

Spring sports have stellar year

NCAA Division III central regional champions, baseball; Josh Lovell ‘10, track and field; Tyler Nelson ‘10, men’s golf; Jenny Marshall ‘08, softball; Garret Dorn ‘10, baseball; and Kasey Kuenzli ‘08, women’s tennis.

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It’s been a banner spring for Linfield College athletics. Five sports – baseball, softball, track and field, golf and tennis – progressed to national competition after leading the Northwest Conference this spring. The Linfield baseball team closed out a storybook season with a record of 35-13, losing to Adrian at the NCAA Division III championship series in Appleton, Wis. Led by first-year head coach Scott Brosius ’02, Linfield captured NWC and Central Regional titles on its way to the championship finals.The season will be remembered as one of the greatest in program history, alongside the 1966 and 1971 NAIA national championship years. One of the finest softball seasons in Linfield history ended in May as the defending national champion Wildcats fell in extra innings to host school Texas-Tyler at the NCAA

Division III West Regional. The team, which won a school-record 19 consecutive games, finished with a 38-6 record. On the track, Linfield twin brothers Josh and Jeremy Lovell, both ’10, competed in the men’s decathlon at the NCAA Division III Championships in Oshkosh, Wis. Each earned All-America honors, with Josh claiming third place and Jeremy notching sixth place in the decathlon points standings. The men’s golf team won its first Northwest Conference team championship in 44 years and went on to grab 17th place at the NCAA Division III Championships in Braselton, Ga. Andrew Fitch ’09 and Tyler Nelson ’10 both took all-conference honors, and head coach Greg Copeland, Linfield controller, was named NWC Coach of the Year. The women’s tennis team ended its winning season in the first round of the NCAA Division III national championship tournament in Saint Peter, Minn. This was Linfield’s second NCAA playoff appearance and its seventh consecutive NWC championship. Kasey Kuenzli ’08, Kelli Sides ’08 and Sallie Katter ’10 all received NWC all-star accolades. A number of Linfield athletes have been named to conference, regional and national allstar teams. For details, go to: www.linfield.edu/sports on the

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Alumni News Pencil Us In Avenue Q / June 29 Join other Linfield alumni and friends for Avenue Q, the 2004 Tony Award winner for best musical, best score and best book, on Sunday, June 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Keller Auditorium in Portland.The comedy features a cast of smart and hilarious people and puppets. Not recommended for children under age 13.

Feed your focus / Sept. 24

Stephanie Lovell ‘08 and Kelly Copeland ‘08 prepare items for the time capsule that was buried beneath the Sesquicentennial Plaza. Items in the capsule, which will be opened for the college’s bicentennial, include a piece of the Old Oak, a college catalog, Linfield Magazine, a theatre program, Forever stamps and a Linfield Review. For a complete listing go to: http://www.support.linfield.edu/time_capsule

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Will the real Linfield mission statement please stand up? While “Always Beat Pacific Lutheran University” is a goal of Linfield College athletic teams, it really isn’t the five-word mission statement of the college. A recent alumni survey asked a number of questions. Some of our favorite answers were: What is the five-word mission statement of the college? Study hard and live well; To arm with weird knowledge; Your money makes us happy; Excellence in all we do (Answer: Connecting Learning, Life, and Community) Which president has served the longest term? Charles U. Walker; Vivian A. Bull; Emanuel Northup; Mr. Melrose (Answer: Leonard Riley and Harry Dillin. Northup was interim president; there is no Mr. Melrose) What was the mascot before we became the Wildcats? Kittens; Linnys; Missionaries; Oaks (Answer: Baptists)

Career strategist Kristine Oller ‘93 will present “Feeding Your Focus: How to Maximize the Time, Energy and Money You Have Right Now to Get Where You Want to Go” on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Portland. Drawing upon insights gained during a decade spent guiding actors, musicians, writers, voice-over artists and other creative professionals, Oller will offer tools to evaluate opportunities, make decisions, build momentum and network efficiently and effectively.

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Linfield faculty, staff and students celebrated Tuition-Free Day April 24 with a trivia contest featuring questions about Linfield history, activities and charitable giving. Participants included, from left, Duncan Reid ’10; Farshid Rafahi Shirpak ‘10; Dan Fergueson, director of college activities (not shown); Dave Hansen, vice president for student services; Brian Winkenweder, assistant professor of art history; Dawn Graff-Haight, professor of health education; and Bubba Lemon ‘11. Tuition-Free Day represents the point at which revenue from tuition and fees stops covering educational costs. Linfield tuition covers 83 percent of the actual cost of education, with the remainder paid for by gifts to the college.

Mark your calendars now for Homecoming 2008, Oct. 10-11. Come home to Linfield and catch up with classmates and friends at one of many weekend events – alumni picnic, football game, class reunions, the annual celebration A Taste of Linfield’s Finest and more. Reunions are planned for the classes of 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1988 and 1998.

The last few weeks, I listened with pride as our softball and baseball teams represented us in regional and national competition. It is similar to the pride I feel when the theatre produces a high-quality production, when a student is awarded a Fulbright or when an alumnus receives an honor. Why am I beaming with pride? I am not the one receiving the award or making the base hit, and yet those successes are every bit as exciting as my own. Each of us who is connected to Linfield has the sense of being a part of the whole Linfield community. While filming the last campaign video, one of our alumni said, “To create something from scratch is a challenge, but to contribute to something that is good already, I think, is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.” I feel that way about the Linfield community. Each of us has had a part in shaping Linfield and its reputation.This really is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I hope you, like me, will continue to take pride in the accomplishments of our students, faculty, staff and alumni. I hope you will share with us your successes so we can celebrate with you, and I hope you will lend your time, treasures and talents when you can to make Linfield even stronger. After all, “It’s your Linfield.” – Debbie (Hansen) Harmon ’90 Director of Alumni Relations

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t 99, Winthrop Dolan may have slowed down a little, but he’s as sharp, witty and wise as when he was a math professor at Linfield College. Dolan received a standing ovation after he charmed, entertained and challenged the nearly 500 members of the class of 2008 during his commencement address on June 1. Dolan quipped that when Linfield President Thomas L. Hellie first contacted him about speaking at commencement, Dolan didn’t have his hearing aids on and thought the president wanted him to spell sesquicentennial. “I’ve been uneasy about spelling since the fourth grade when a girl named Marjorie Smith beat me in the finals of the spelling bee,” he said with a pokerface. “You can tell how traumatic it was because I can still remember the details after 90 years. “(Dr. Hellie) said, at commencement we are calling attention to the college’s relics and antiques and we thought it would be appropriate to have you join us,” Dolan said to peals of laughter. “And of course he is right. I am an antique. I’ve been around the college for about 40 percent of those 150 years. So here I am and you have to make the best of it.” Dolan, professor emeritus of math who also served as dean, twice as interim president, and on the board of trustees, shared some of his own experiences on how the world has changed dramatically during his lifetime, changes including advances in health care, transportation and technology. Raised during an era when many rural areas did not have indoor plumbing, central heat, a telephone or electricity, Dolan said they had never heard of radio, much less television, supermarkets, heart surgery or air travel.They could not envision computers, cell phones, digital cameras or antibiotics. The backdrop was World War I, the first of six major wars Dolan has seen in his lifetime. “I wonder if, and I hope that, your generation can do better with finding a way out of that cycle. Do you think you can?” he asked.The response was a round of applause from graduates. After joining the Linfield faculty in 1948, he used one of the first IBM computers installed in Portland. In 30 minutes it calculated tables that would have taken him months to complete on a calculator, but today can be done in seconds on a laptop computer. 3 4

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“I think that in your lifetime, you will see equally astonishing advances that we can hardly imagine today and that they will come at an ever faster speed,” he told the graduates. “But will the basic problems of our society be any closer to a solution?” he asked. Problems such as economic booms and busts, lack of a national health program, budget deficit and national debt, disappearing natural resources, global warming and persistent wars need to be addressed. “You must be involved in the effort to get a handle on such matters and on the equally great problem of spreading the so-called advances of our society to the less favored parts of the world,” he added, encouraging graduates to take advantage of their experiences traveling and studying abroad and to work in the Peace Corps or through outreach programs of their churches. He told of visiting a math classroom in the Congo shortly after he retired and spending some time with students. When he left, he thought, “Wow, if I had been exposed to this situation when I was 23 instead of 68, this is where I might have been teaching.” His final thought? “Just for the improvement of life, look or listen for something beautiful each day, perhaps a flowering tree or a meadowlark’s song,” he said.“Let it sink in for a moment before you go on your way.” – Mardi Mileham

Class Notes 1950-59 Paul Runyan ’56 of Camas, Wash., owner of Runyan’s Jewelers, is retired. Merle Steva ’56 of Saco, Maine, is the interim pastor for the Standish Congregational Church in Standish. He is also the minister of visitation for First Parish United Church of Christ in Saco. Jules and Joyce (Andrews) Chriest ’57 and ’56 of Mount Vernon, Wash., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family in Maui, Hawaii. George Polley ’57 of Sapporo, Japan, retired after 41 years as a psychiatric social worker. He is learning a new language and writing fiction and poetry. Howard Morris ’58 of Klamath Falls has been inducted into the Oregon chapter of the national wrestling Hall of Fame. He is also in halls of fame at Linfield, where he was a firstteam All-American football player, Crater High School and the NAIA. Charles Burrows ’58 of Honolulu, Hawaii, a cultural resource specialist and environmental advocate, was named a 2008 Living Treasure. He cofounded ’Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi, which seeks to conserve Hawaii native ecosystems. Robert Bullis ’59 of Spokane, Wash., is retired.

1960-69 Perry Stubberfield ’62 of McMinnville, Jack Temple ’62 of Amity, Terry Durham ’67 of Hillsboro and Jeb Bladine ’69 of McMinnville were inducted into the McMinnville High School Sports Hall of Fame. Marilyn Bryson ’61 of San Jose, Calif., served as a social work supervisor for San Andreas Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities before retiring in 2004. Ron and Elaine (Scott) Robinder ’61 and ’63 live in Austin, Texas. Ron is semi-re-

tired from the display electronics industry and works as a consultant. He traveled to d’Iberville, Miss., to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery. Sally (Ferguson) Skelding ’62 of Portland is an early childhood educator. She recently created two DVDs, Grandma’s House and Tell it with Puppets. Delta Psi Delta fraternity members gather each homecoming for a few rounds of golf. Fraternity brothers include Roger Mills ’62 and Jack Cooley ’62, both of Bellingham, Wash., Larry Jones ’62 of Chico, Calif., Dean Richardson ’62 of Pleasanton, Calif., Don Fraley ’63 of Springfield and Doug Sargent ’64 of Beaverton. Hazel (Cook) Fleck GSH ’64 of Hampden-Sydney,Va., retired as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She and her husband will take a five-month trip to Maine in their 44-foot trawler. Dick and Gayle Withnell, both ’64, live in Keizer. Dick, a Linfield trustee, is owner of Withnell Motor Co., and works with the Marion County Children and Families Commission. Steven Hanamura ’67 of Beaverton, president of Hanamura Consulting Inc., spoke on “Achieving Diversity through Adversity” at the Martin Luther King Jr. lecture at Linfield in January. Jeffery Fisher ’66 of Irvine, Calif., is vice president of NOx Systems for WAHLCO, Inc.

1970-79 Baruti Artharee ’74 of Portland is transitioning from his executive role at Providence Health Systems to take a leadership role in Coast Industries Inc., which is owned by him and his wife. Coast, which is known for providing janitorial and security services, has signed an agreement to become one of nine minority-owned firms in Office Depot’s Tier One program.

Accreditation visit scheduled in October Linfield College is in the process of reaffirming its accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. A team of accreditors will visit Linfield College on Oct. 22-24, 2008. Included in the visit will be a review of all college programs, including the Linfield College-Portland Campus/ Linfield Good Samaritan School of Nursing and the college’s adult degree completion programs.The purpose of the visit will be to review Linfield’s Self Study Report and to meet with members of the college and community to assess Linfield’s compliance with the commission’s accreditation standards. Linfield is accredited at the present time to offer the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. Its present accreditation was affirmed at the last accreditation review in 1998 and the most recent accreditation action was the affirmation of accreditation at the 2003 interim visit by the Commission. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities invites comments from members of the public pertinent to Linfield College’s reaccreditation review. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities must receive comments by Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, at its headquarters, 8060 165th Ave. NE, Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052, 425-558-4224. Comments must be in writing and signed in order to be accepted by the Commission. Further information about Linfield College can be found at www.linfield.edu, or about the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities at www.nwccu.org. Robert Love ’76 of Carson City, Nev., has served as the Nevada State Prison’s athletic and recreation specialist for over 30 years. Debra (Bennett) Derr ’78 of Sun Prairie, Wis., was named president of North Iowa Area Community College. Jeff Brown ’78 of Wilsonville is vice president of marketing and sales for Clear Choice Health Plans. Greg Cotton ’78 of Portland retired as math teacher, and track and field and cross country coach at Grant High School.

1980-89 Ted Harrison ’80 of Alameda, Calif., received the James T. Caleshu Award recognizing his pro bono contribution to the Lawyers’ Committee Legal Services for Entrepreneurs Program. In May, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court presented him the Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award for pro bono work in 2007 by the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Volunteer Legal Services Program. Sean Hoar ’80 of Eugene recently founded the CyberSafe S U M M E R

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Mayer’s clients are the four-legged kind Devon (Evans) Mayer ’93 is using her psychology degree in ways she never imagined when she graduated from Linfield College. After college, she worked in resident treatment centers with schizophrenic clients. Then, “I was given a dog and was having some trouble with her. I had a friend who was an animal trainer in movies, so I called her, and in the conversation I joked: ‘You don’t need an assistant, do you?’” Mayer was hired for six months to work on the movie Paulie: 10 hours a day, six days a week for $150 a week. Mostly, she cleaned the film’s birds. “I learned a lot from the other trainers,” she said. “At the end of that movie, I was hooked.” Ten years later, she trains dogs, cats, rodents, birds and monkeys (nothing big – “I don’t want to get eaten,” she said) with Boone’s Animals for Hollywood. She has more than 20 films to her credit, including Firehouse Dog, Must Love Dogs, Catwoman,What Women Want and Stuart Little. Mayer and her husband, Morgan, an account executive for ClickTime in San Francisco, live in Avon, Colo. Among their three dogs is the Yorkie Mayer worked with on the Seventh Heaven TV show. Mayer has a dog-training business and conducts obedience school when she’s not in Los Angeles. On the movie set, she said, training is similar. “Once you learn the concept of training and relating to the animals, it’s being very aware, reading them and Initiative, a public service project to reduce vulnerabilities on the Internet. He has served as an assistant U.S. attorney with the Department of Justice in Eugene since 1991, with a primary caseload of white-collar and high tech crime. He is a member of a national network of assistant U.S. attorneys who provide assistance in computer-crime emergencies and has spoken extensively on identity theft and cyber crime. He teaches cyber crime at the University of Oregon law school and served on the President’s Identity Theft Task Force, which developed federal legislation to combat identity theft. Steven Taylor ’80 of Orem, Utah, is a Certified Public Accountant. He’s pursuing an MBA at Utah Valley State College. Diane Gilronan-Loghry

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’82 of Camas, Wash., is a first grade teacher in the Camas School District. Thomas R. McClellan ’82 of Salem is the director of the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Services Division. He has served as interim administrator since November and previously held budget positions with the Department of Administrative Services and the Employment Department. Randy Mueller ’83 of San Diego, Calif., is a senior executive for the San Diego Chargers. He scouts the top player prospects and assists in the front office. David Cathey ’83 of Eagle, Idaho, and his wife, Pamela, had a daughter, Lilith Grace, Sept. 20. He retired as vice president from Micron Technology.

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finding a way to connect with them,” she said. One of the first things she teaches animals is their mark, or position, like a human actor’s. Clickers, food and toys help to reinforce behavior. At Linfield, Mayer’s internships included a pet therapy program. She said her college classes instilled in her a work ethic that serves her well in an industry where millions of dollars are on the line. – Beth Rogers Thompson Tracy Ehrenfelt ’85 of Portland is in recreational vehicle sales at McMinnville Valley RV Center. Linda Burdick-Atwill ’86 of Portland is director of program support for Stand for Children. Scott Harra ’86 of Salem is director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. He served as interim director since November. He previously served as budget manager and administrator of the state’s Fiscal and Business Services Division. Paige (Brandis) Down ’87 of Eugene is mother-baby unit manager at Sacred Heart Medical Center. She plans to move to Riverbend, a state-of-the-art medical center in Springfield in August. Timothy C. Grady ’88 of Waldport was one of two soloists

Louis, had a son, Pablo, March 6. Carrie Asby ’92 of Portland works at Rocketshop, a marketing and advertising firm in Vancouver, Wash. Anne Marie Flora ’92 of Lake Oswego was recently named to the Portland Business Journal’s “40 under 40.” Craig Wilson ’92 of Amity is plant operations manager for Oregon Lithoprint Inc. Kawika C. Holbrook ’92 of Campbell, Calif., is operations manager at Sterling Communications. Marc Hartman ’93 and Amy Weber ’03 were married in February. Leslie (Jacobsson) Keating ’93 of Vancouver, Wash., earned the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, Toastmasters International’s highest recognition, in April. As part of the requirements for the award, she started the Banfield Barkers Toastmasters Club at Banfield, The Pet Hospital’s Central Team Support where she is the financial reporting manager.

Michael Barrett ’94 of Manhattan, N.Y., is the senior director of grants management overseeing national grantmaking for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He is also a certified group fitness instructor at Equinox Fitness Clubs and NBC Studios. Christa duToit ’95 of Hillsboro married Carson Brown July 7, 2007, in Sherwood. She is senior customer support analyst at Sage Software, Inc. Cindy (Arnold) Whitaker ’95 of Aloha works at Tuality Community Hospital. She has been married for 13 years and has two children. Shari (Spence) Fox ’95 of Seattle, Wash., and her husband, Tony, had a son, Maddox, Nov. 17. Christine Davis ’95 of Phoenix, Ariz., and her husband Jon Dessaules, had a daughter, Sophie Davis Dessaules, Feb. 22, their second. Erik and Jennifer (Cutts) McLaughlin ’96 and ’95 of Boise, Idaho, had a daughter, Orla Jewell, May 11. That same

week, Erik was named “Most Accomplished Under 40” by the Idaho Business Review’s annual list of “40 under 40.” The couple owns 8th Street Wine Company and Veraison Consulting, LLC. Veronica (Calkins) Heller ’96 of Castle Rock, Wash., and her husband, Judson, had a son, Thatcher Reed, Sept. 25. Patrick and Shelby (Smith) Nemecek, both ’96, of Beaverton had a son, Justin Thomas, Nov. 13, their second. Shaun Strong ’96 of Lafayette is associate pastor of Lafayette Community Church. Terry D. Long ’96 of Portland is senior vice president and chief information officer for Columbia Credit Union. Beth Madsen-Bradford ’96 of Portland sang the title role of Opera Theater Oregon’s live music-plus-film performance of Carmen, which returned for a limited run in February. Kimberly D. Price ’96 of McMinnville and her husband, Sean, had a son, Aiden, Feb. 20.

Danny and Heathyr (Balsiger) Nancy ’96 and ’95 live in West Linn. He is a partner and a certified financial planner with Cedar Mountain Advisors. They have three children. John Killin ’97 of Tualatin is executive director of Independent Electrical Contractors of Oregon, a professional association of 150 non-union contractors. Joseph R. Thiessen ’97 of Tigard is the drama teacher at Lake Oswego Junior High. Kevin Ness ’97 of Tualatin is CFO of Aspen Capital. Molly B. Wheeler ’97 of Portland is part of the Ringering/Wheeler Duo which presented the third and final concert of the 2008 Piano Series for the Oregon Coast Council of the Arts. Clark Montgomery ’97 of Billings, Mont., married Susanne Sherman June 30, 2007. Justin V. Taylor ’98 of Spokane, Wash., and his wife, Michelle, had a son, Lucas William, Feb. 9.

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in the Central Coast Chorale who performed in Faure’s Requiem concert in Newport in March. Martha Clarke ’89 of Glendale, Ariz., is costume designer for the Arizona Broadway Theatre. David Lange ’89 of Albany has been named head football coach at Santiam Christian.

1990-99 Dale Seipp ’90 of McMinnville was named vice president for enrollment services at George Fox University. He served as executive director of admissions for six years. Kristin J. Rawls ’91 of Portland is an RN in neurology at Oregon Health and Science University. Clarisse (Pagan) Barrera ’91 of Portland and her husband,

They share the Linfield Experience Jesse Boustead ’12, one of the 2008-09 alumni scholarship recipients, joins brothers Grant ’05 and Jordan ’08 as part of the Linfield family. The Linfield College Alumni Scholarship Fund is the only endowed fund that supports legacy students – the children, grandchildren and siblings of Linfield alumni.

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Class Notes Ryan and Eve (Harley) Hunter ’98 and ’00 live in Port Townsend, Wash. Ryan is an assistant planner for Jefferson County’s Department of Community Development and Eve works with infants in the Head Start Program. Jonathan and Carol (Holliday) Hager ’98 and ’99 of Beaverton, had a son, Dylan James, Dec. 22, their third. Kristen (Williams) Healy ’99 and her husband, Christopher, had a daughter, Caitlin Nichole, Dec. 18, their third. Brian and Melanie (Borts) Bailey, both ’99, of Tigard, had a daughter, Aubrey Lynn, Feb. 21, their second. Brian is the dean of students at West Linn High School and Melanie teaches fifth grade at Templeton Elementary. Ashley A. Barott ’99 of St. Paul, Minn., is attending veterinary school at the University of Minnesota.

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Kelly E. Ward ’00 of Portland married Michael Schultz March 22. Robert and Trish (Grieb) Grover, both ’00, live in Bend and recently opened 11 Roasters, a coffee company. Deborah (Martin) Vaughn ’00 of Portland is the arts education coordinator for the Oregon Arts Commission. Megan Love ’07 of Chandler, Ariz., married Brian Smith Nov. 11. Nicole Barlow ’00 and Brent Lord ’00 were married Sept. 15. Lisa Taylor ’01 of Portland married Steven Decker Sept. 15. Bridesmaids were Tia (Stutzman) Over ’01 and Heather Thompson ’01. Rebecca Stevens ’01 of Klamath Falls married Timothy Hoppen Aug. 10. Cheryl Munro ’01 of Verona, Wis., completed a master’s degree at Loma Linda University and worked as a children’s social worker in Riverside County, Calif., for two years. She is now

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In memoriam Marguerite (Doak) Schreiber ’32 of Los Alamos, N.M., Feb. 20. Albert Beeler ’35 of McMinnville, April 3. Mary (Mulkey) Gerber ’36 of Portland, April 22, 2007. Survivors include her daughter Elizabeth (Gerber) Albright ’68. Fred Scherner ’39 of Redmond, June 29. Philip Bladine ’40 of McMinnville, April 16. Survivors include his son Jeb ’69 and granddaughter Chelsey (Bladine) Nichol ’01. Eugene Parsons ’40 of Portland, Jan. 17. Peter Taranoff ’41 of Walnut Creek, Calif., April 8. Wayne Kuykendall ’43 of Fullerton, Calif., Aug. 8. Survivors include his son John ’69. Beverly (Waltz) Kennedy ’46 of Bremerton,Wash., Jan. 17. Survivors include her husband Robert Kennedy Jr. ’46 and sons Robert III ’67 and Gene ’68. Roy Dancer ’47 of Beaverton, Jan. 7. Survivors include his wife Betty (Maxwell) ’47 and daughter Dana (Dancer) Vandecoevering ’83. Richard Cox ’49 of Corvallis, April 30. Kay Bredleau ’51 of Warrenton, March 11. Gladys Engle ’52 of Newberg, Feb. 2. Frank Morris Jr. ’54 of Retsil, Wash., Dec. 6. James Truesdale ’55 of Salisbury, N.C., March 31. Melvin Sprecher ’55 of McMinnville, March 9. Mary (Angell) Kienle ’60 of McMinnville, Jan. 14. Jeff Durham ’62 of Forest Grove, May 1. Survivors include his wife Amy (Schroeder) ’62, daughter Kelly (Durham) Drake ’86, son Brad ’84 and brother Terry ’67. Jared Johnson ’62 of Veneta, Dec. 24. Janice (Hahn) Tirrill ’63 of Oregon City, April 5. Survivors include her husband Leonard ’62, daughter Tronda (Tirrill)

Quin ’89 and sister Jennifer (Hahn) Brown ’69. Richard Keene ’63 of Prosser, Wash., Oct. 26. Survivors include his brother Lloyd ’60. Jan (Jenson) Scherer ’64 of Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 19. Survivors include her husband Alan ’62. Dennis Crow ’64 of Gresham, April 20. Jon Froberg ’65 of Boise, Idaho, Nov. 19. Gary Brown ’67 of Portland, Jan. 24. Survivors include his wife Marjorie (Waugaman) ’70. Jack Ostlund ’67 of Hillsboro, May 12. James Corley ’70 of Oceanside, Calif., June 28, 2007. Jack Quaintance Sr. ’70 of Molalla, Jan. 16. Survivors include his wife Helen ’70. Margaret MacGouganTurnbull ’77 of Ellensburg, Wash., Feb. 27. Shirley (Williams) Archer ’80 of Salem, April 4. John Iida ’84 of Fredericksburg,Va., Jan. 9. Judith (Luthy) West ’86 of Sante Fe, N.M., April 8. Kathryn (Wambach) Herkamp ’89 of Sherwood, March 4. Mandy Rohwedder ’02 of Cathlamet, Wash., Jan. 5.

GSH Marjorie (Young) Axtell GSH ’34 of Portland, Feb. 29. Laura (Peters) Garrard GSH ’37 of Corvallis, March 18. Kathleen (Stinson) Goss GSH ’52 of Lynnwood, Wash., Dec. 17. Donna (Ewan) Ott GSH ’56 of Allegany, Jan. 19. Colleen (Reed) Dawson GSH ’58 of Caldwell, Idaho, Dec. 17. Nina (Dawkins) Dunn GSH ’59 of Portland, Jan. 29. Helen (Winter) Patterson GSH ’62 of Redmond, Jan. 27.

Friends Clemens Ady of Portland, Jan. 25. He was visiting assistant professor of business.

Entrepreneur has global career Steve Marshall ’86 was drawn to Linfield for its international opportunities. An exchange program at Kanto Gakuin University left him smitten by Japanese culture and inspired a global career. Marshall immersed himself in Japanese studies, including a year at Keio University that helped him earn a degree in communications and Japanese studies. He returned to Japan during a stint as Sokol Blosser winery’s business manager. Later, he landed a translation project for Jantzen. Marshall then flew to Japan with 100 copies of his resume and landed a job with Manufacturers Hanover Securities, as a salesman in fixed-income securities. Earning little money, he lived in an apartment measuring six tatami mats. At first, it had no shower, and if he worked late he missed out on public baths. Finally, the landlord installed a small plastic-tube shower. After three years, a big break came: Barclays Securities wanted to establish a fixedincome trading desk in Tokyo and hired him to head up sales. It was a full ex-patriot program that allowed for trips home and a threebedroom house in central Tokyo, a significant contrast to his previous lifestyle. International work offered exciting opportunities. “I put myself in a position to experience business and life at a much faster and dynamic pace than I ever would have back home,” Marshall

said. “The world offers so many potential opportunities for our life if we step out and experience it.” He advises today’s Linfield students to embrace different cultures: “Life is short; it’s crazy-busy 24/7/365. Opportunities to step outside your comfort zone are rare, so live it and learn it while you have the chance.” He also values the relationships he has formed: “People I’ve met all over the world have defined who I am and the perspective I take on many issues.” He returned home to Portland and opened a restaurant. There he met his future wife,Vicki, of Thai descent, who worked for Delta Airlines. After selling the restaurant, Marshall worked for Exhibit Group, then for The George P. Johnson Co. (GPJ), both global marketing agencies. Hired by GPJ to establish a presence in Asia Pacific, Marshall opened five offices in the region, including its headquarters in Sydney, Australia. The Marshalls returned to the States in 2002 prior to the birth of their second daughter. “There also comes a point where it becomes apparent that the skills you’ve achieved abroad are highly marketable back home,” Marshall added. Shortly after that, he was diagnosed with cancer. He lost a kidney in 2004 and is cancer-free but continues to be monitored closely. Marshall, who describes himself as “a consummate entrepreneur,” is now president and co-owner of The New Group, a 15-year-old Portland integrated digital marketing agency. Its largest accounts include Jenny Craig, Intel, Dolby, Motorola and Hitachi. “In marketing, you’re always looking to help companies differentiate themselves,” Marshall said. “Personally, my international background does just that – it helps set me apart.” His business partner, Doug New, said the company has benefited from Marshall’s international experience. “Steve is a guy that has a heart as big as McMinnville and a love for his family and friends that is unyielding; and, yet, he seems to find a way to be an outstanding business thought-leader,” New said. “It’s a real privilege to work with him.” Outside work, Marshall attends South Lake Foursquare Church and said, “My faith is the real driver of who I am.” He ran in the 2005 and 2006 Portland Marathon, and his whole family enjoys golf. And international travel, of course:This summer, the Marshalls will visit Vicki’s family in Bangkok.

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