With support from the Berdine Jernigan Scholarship, Anahi Cortes, class of 2028 (educational foundations), is preparing to create classrooms where every student feels welcome.
From welcoming the first cohort of students, to hiring faculty and staff, to accolades and awards -there was much to celebrate in 2023 at the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon in Portland.
A popular program since its inception, the ALI has connected more than 35 students with University Advancement staff for a range of skill-building, professional development, and development-focused experiential opportunities.
Over eight decades after the University of Oregon was founded, the Clark Honors College was established in 1960, becoming the first four-year public honors college west of the Mississippi.
By the time Randi Ross arrived at the University of Oregon, she was ready to turn her trauma into action. A survivor of molestation in childhood, domestic abuse as an adult, and a witness to how predators had begun targeting her own children, Ross entered UO with a resolute mission: To put a stop to the generational cycle of child abuse.
It is with great sadness that the UO marks the passing of Edwin L. Artzt. The former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble (P&G), School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) alumnus and Hall of Achievement member, and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee passed away peacefully on April 7 at his home in Florida. He was 92.
Now in its second year, the donor-funded program provides stipends and resources to connect UO students with small, nonprofit Portland employers with a mission of positive social change.
Shirley Rippey, a University of Oregon alumna, advocate for children’s education and wellbeing, and philanthropist, died Thursday, Jan. 19, in Tigard. She was 91
Lorry I. Lokey, the Oregon-born entrepreneur and philanthropist whose financial generosity was exceeded only by the size of his heart, died on October 1 in Atherton, California. He was 95.
There is a new classroom dedication in Straub Hall honoring longtime Duck, administrator, and friend of the UO, Ray Hawk. It reads: Befitting a man who “bled green and yellow,” Ray Hawk was a lifelong Duck. Ray Hawk 1918-2006
