¾«¶«AV

Gayel Knott ’62

James Willard Moore ’59

Lawyer Who Battled Business Misbehaviors

Prof. Laurens Ruben [biology 1955–92]

A Man of Science, and Style

Patricia Matisse ’59

Passionate Environmentalist

Tilly Gaillard ’59

Professional Interpreter and Translator

Christina Kardon ’58

Teacher and Social Worker

Robert Helliwell ’58

Husband, Father, and Scientist

Miles Jordan ’57

Musical Taste Maker

Hardy Hargreaves ’57

Husband, Father, and Diplomat

Yvonne Phillips Hajda ’55

Prolific Anthropologist Who Studied the History of Warm Springs

Katherine Cameron ’53

Renowned Artist and Teacher

Katharine Woodwell ’52

Musician, Reader, and Active Community Volunteer

Kathleen Beaufait ’52

First Female Attorney in the Oregon Office of the Legislative Counsel

Caroline Mervyn ’51

Lifelong Love of Poetry and Literature

Dove Hotz MALS ’02

Writer and Artist Focused on Feminism, Capitalism, and Nature

Patricia Bennett ’98

Artist, Singer, and Event Planner

Patricia Wixon MALS ’77

Cultivator of the Literary Life of Oregon

Dean Frost ’77

Prolific Scholar of the Human Mind

Philip Fetzer

Activist, Teacher, Father, and Leader

Jonathan William Carey-Voris ’67

Librarian, Editor, Journeyman

Donald Fiser MAT ’66

Champion of Portland Schools

David Hiebert ’64

A Mentor to Apprentices and Journeymen

Donald Pavia ’63

Organic Chemistry Instructor at Western Washington University

Peter Loeb ’59

Originator of the Loeb Measure, Used by Mathematicians Worldwide

Donna Gelfand ’58

Widely Published Professor of Developmental Child Psychology

George Guthrie ’53

Distinguished High School Educator

Ben Hemenway ’16

Tenacious Scholar and Loyal Friend

Jeanne Knepper ’69

The First Openly Gay Woman to Be Ordained and Appointed Within the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church

Robert Shellow ’51

Psychologist and Researcher Known for His Involvement With the Kerner Commission

Frederick Dushin ’86

Intellectually Adventurous Architect and Software Developer

William Haden

As Acting President of ¾«¶«AV, He Strengthened the College's Finances and Alumni Relations

Nancy Horton Bragdon

¾«¶«AV’s First Lady Whose Warmth and Leadership Were Invaluable During a Turbulent Time

Morris Galen, Trustee

A Top Portland Lawyer and Trusted ¾«¶«AV Trustee

Linda G. Howard ’70, Trustee

Trustee and Advocate for Equity and Unity

John Elwood (“Bud”) Clark Jr. ’58

The Colorful “Citizen-Mayor” Invigorated Portland

Sally Watson ’50

Novelist Plots a Life of Adventures

Prof. Marvin Levich [philosophy 1953–94]

Defender of the Citadel

President Paul E. Bragdon [1971–88]

The President Who Led ¾«¶«AV through Crisis of the ’70s

Prof. Edward Barton Segel [history 1973–2011]

Historian of the Big Questions

Marilyn Morgan Olmstead ’65

Chemist Probed the Architecture of the Infinitesimal

Jacqueline Moore Svaren ’50

A Lady of Letters

Robert Chesley ’65

Fear and Freedom in the Land of AIDS

Hans A. Linde ’47

Jurist Found Freedom in State Constitutions

Stephen Kahn ’66

Physicist Redefined Photography as Abstract Art Form.

Merrill Mason Gaffney ’48

Saw Land as a Resource, Not a Commodity

Alice Goon Lowe ’48

A Force Behind Advertising and Asian Art

Phiz Mezey ’48

Blacklisted During McCarthy Era, Photojournalist Covered Turbulent ’60s

James Beard ’24

Chow Bella

José Brown ’71

Innovative Dancer Defied Gravity

Leon Billings ’59

Architect of the Clean Air Act

Robert Morris ’58

Minimalist on Maximum Overdrive

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby ’39

Influential Psychologist Overturned Assumptions ¾«¶«AV Men and Women

Rolla Vollstedt ’40

Hell on Wheels

Jacob Tanzer ’56

Prosecuted the Klan in Landmark Case

Thomas Emmel ’63

The Butterfly Effect

Larry Shaw ’61

Physicist, Educator, Founder of Pi Day

Jon Rowley ’69

The Fish Missionary

Joann Osterud ’68

High Flyer Broke Records—and Barriers

Taliesin Namkai-Meche ’16

Slain defending teenager from hatred.

Prof. William Couch Jr.

Influential Professor, Jazz Musician.

H. Jean Tibbets Thiebaux ’57

Statistician Who Defied The Odds.

Michael Levine ’62

Philosopher of the Air

Joshua C. Taylor ’39

Taught a Generation How to Look at Art

Roger Hobbs ’11

Authored Elegant Thrillers

Frank Wesley ’50

Saw Death Camp Twice: As Prisoner and as Liberator

Katherine Dunn ’69

Master of the sucker-punch sentence

Bruce Voeller ’56

AIDS Researcher, Gay-Rights Pioneer

Kenneth Koe ’45

The Architect of Zoloft

Richard Havel ’46

Sorted the "good" cholesterol from the bad

Oznathylee Koglin ’74

Journalist, activist, witness to history

Edward Cony ’48

Investigative journalist won Pulitzer prize

Prof. Helen Stafford

Green Pioneer Smashed the Glass Microscope

Richard Thompson ’52

Cartographer of the Brain

Fay Stender ’53

Radical lawyer fought for prison reform—and paid with her life

Laura Padilla ’96

Literary Scholar, Dedicated Teacher

Steven Jobs ’76

Visionary Technologist, Prodigal Son.

Prof. Richard Crandall ’69

Mathematical physicist hunted giant prime numbers.

Lester Lave ’60

Electrifying economist investigated the economics of air pollution.

David Eddings ’54

The Literary Sorcerer

Philip Whalen ’51

Zen priest, beat poet

Francis Wong ’50

Photojournalist captured flames and the spirit of firefighters

William Naito ’49, Trustee

The "Godfather of Old Town" revitalized Portland's inner city

B. Gale Dick ’50

Particle physicist stopped bulldozers from razing Hidden Peak

Ann Shepard ’23

"Unorthodox" dean, inspiring correspondent

Hildegard Lamfrom ’43

From wartime welder to molecular biologist.

Henry Akiyama ’53

Cardiac pioneer was on the scene of every heart attack in Juneau for 14 years

Howard Wolpe ’60

Michigan congressman led fight for sanctions against South Africa

Vern Rutsala ’56

Poet of Ordinary Mysteries

Ladis Kristof ’55

Leading political scientist survived Nazi prison.

Dell Hymes ’50

Anthropologist revolutionized field of sociolinguistics

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea ’49

Author, filmmaker, anthropologist

John Sperling ’48

The Henry Ford of higher ed.

Bernard Smith ’48

Rocket scientist and sailboat designer

Tommy Thompson Sales ’44

California preservationist

Wallace MacCaffrey ’42

Historian of towering stature

Thomas Frazier ’42

Helped Troops Escape Nazis, Captured Vital SS Files.

John Dudman ’42

Beloved dean played key role in the life of Steve Jobs.

John Simpson ’40

Nuclear physicist who influenced space exploration

Katharine Saremal Cornwell ’40

Pioneer in computer animation

Prof. David French ’39

Anthropologist, linguist, ethnobotanist

Oma Woodcock Singer ’38

First Native American student at ¾«¶«AV served as teacher and social worker

Frederick Ellis Sr. ’38

“Father of Shaw Island”

Jane Collier Anderson ’37

Chemist helped develop polio vaccine

Cordelia Dodson Hood ’36, MA ’41

Intelligence officer did fieldwork for OSS and CIA

Mary Richards ’37

Author, translator, and artist

Charles Vollum ’36

Inventor Played Key Role in the Electronic Revolution

Prof. Dorothy Johansen ’33

Influential historian of the Pacific Northwest

Emilio Pucci MA ’37

Visionary designer colored outside the lines.

Mary Barnard ’32

Her translation turned Sappho into a modernist icon

Margaret Thomas Murie ’23

Pioneering Environmentalist Fought for Arctic Refuge

Arthur McLean ’21

Brilliant surgeon, tragic accident

Prof. Judith Tyle Massee

Kinetic Sculptor