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A couple of alumni took a chance on a Hawai‘i coffee farm. Five years later, they are winning awards and giving back to the coffee community. 

Audiology student finds fulfillment and adventure in Alaska externship.

A 29-year career culminating in the Office of the Surgeon General started with optometry school at 91����. “91���� was, and still is, a small school where, instead of being a number, you can become an individual," said Col. John Pyle OD '64. "I had a really good time there.”

Alumni Jim and Mary Fair Berglund are among 91����’s most generous supporters, and daughter Julie Berglund Baker is following their lead.

"I wouldn't be in the place I am if it wasn't for them," says Clint Rodreick '06, MAT '08.

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.

91���� 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.

Dorothy Schimke '64 came to 91���� when she was 4, when her father was head of the Chemistry Department. She's stayed part of the 91���� family throughout her lifetime.

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

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

Named in honor of the late Dr. Massih, the award recognizes a 91���� graduate who has served the optometric profession with distinction.

91���� alumnus Alexander “Sandy” Farquhar '65 shares his exceptional life stories, from being in the 91���� Athletic Hall of Fame to helping with the first moon landing and launching secret satellites.