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Jeffrey Williams '93 came to ��ɳ���� on a music scholarship. The "��ɳ���� experience," however, gave him the tools to pursue his dream career in law enforcement.

Melissa Lowery '09 created a feature-length documentary, "Black Girl in Suburbia," about the experience of growing up Black in suburban Oregon. She continues the conversation, working in Portland-area high schools.

Alongside a doctor and nurses providing family care for more than 20,000 residents of Bungoma, Corby Makin '12 describes his experiences combining the civic spirit he learned at ��ɳ���� University with his medical skills through his mission in Kenya. 

��ɳ���� University helped launch George Long '63 on a 38-year career in weapons and defense — plus, the Athletic Hall of Fame inductee is still playing tennis.

Kathryn Compton Bailey Puffett '60  first came to ��ɳ���� University during Music in May. Since then, she has performed, researched and taught music around the world.

Lifelong connections keep Bob '64 and Sunny (McGowan) Iboshi '67 connected to their alma mater.

Dorothy Schimke '64 came to ��ɳ���� when she was 4, when her father was head of the Chemistry Department. She's stayed part of the ��ɳ���� family throughout her lifetime.

Alex Winn PharmD. '10 will receive the Alumni Association's Young Alumni Leadership Award during Homecoming 2104 on Oct. 3.

Named in honor of the late Dr. Massih, the award recognizes a ��ɳ���� graduate who has served the optometric profession with distinction.

��ɳ���� alumnus Alexander “Sandy” Farquhar '65 shares his exceptional life stories, from being in the ��ɳ���� Athletic Hall of Fame to helping with the first moon landing and launching secret satellites.

Patrice Fuller '16 is president of the Black Student Union and hopes to pursue a career in healthcare.

Don Metzger '66, O.D. '67 returned the tail of the original Boxer statue to ��ɳ���� University this summer. Watch him recount how he got the tail and why he returned it 40 years later.