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Anahi Cortes sits on a bench at UO with fall leaves in the background

With support from the Berdine Jernigan Scholarship, Anahi Cortes, class of 2028 (educational foundations), is preparing to create classrooms where every student feels welcome.

donor Vic Flach

Gift of a Lifetime

June 9, 2022

Victor Flach – Vic to those who knew him – earned his BS in 1952 and MFA in 1957 at the UO’s College of Design (formerly the College of Architecture and Allied Arts). His mentor was the celebrated artist and professor Jack Wilkinson.

Mary Wood

Breaking Trail

April 12, 2022

Philip H. Knight Professor of Law Mary Christina Wood transforms legal practice through groundbreaking research and scholarship. This innovative work is possible, says Wood, because of her donor-supported faculty position.

Bob and Leona DeArmond

University Mourns Loss of Robert DeArmond

November 2, 2021

A steadfast donor, Ducks fan, and advocate for the university, Bob DeArmond, BBA ’52 (business administration) died October 17 at the age of 91 in his home at the Rogue Valley Manor

Diego Melgar

Shaking Things Up

April 19, 2021

Recipient of chair funded by Ann and Lew Williams is a champion for change, researching earthquakes, tsunamis, and innovative ways to keep us all safer

Ellen Peters

Brain Candy

February 18, 2021

Philip H. Knight Chair Ellen Peters leads the Center for Science Communication Research at the School of Journalism and Communication

RoseMarie Beatty

Dedicated Duck

February 16, 2021

Alumna RoseMarie Beatty is lead donor for the Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center Scholarship Fund