52 OregonStater.org COURTESY OF LAN ZHANG OUR COMMUNITY ALUMNI NEWS EDITED BY > SCHOLLE MCFARLAND LAN ZHANG, M.S. ’96 Lan Zhang, a co-founder of Century 3 Shanghai, Inc., an engineering and construction company, as well as an Oregon State University Foundation trustee, recently finished development of the Legoland Shanghai Resort, the largest Legoland in the world, which opened on July 5. No stranger to complex theme park projects, Zhang and Century 3 Shanghai were also key partners in the construction of the Shanghai Disney Theme Park. While attending Oregon State in the 1990s, he served as president of the Chinese Student Association. John O’Connell, ’83, president and CEO of RP Healthcare, a California-based pharmacy focused on serving the assisted living community, and a co-founder of Westcliff Compounding Pharmacy, was honored by the College of Pharmacy as an Oregon State University Icon of Pharmacy. Don Pettit, ’78, NASA’s oldest active astronaut, returned to Earth on his 70th birthday after 222 days on the International Space Station. Read about his journey at bit.ly/ pettit-return. Rick Spinrad, M.S. ’78, Ph.D. ’82, former NOAA Fargo, North Dakota, to Bozeman, Montana. Learn more at walkusafor healthequity.org. Duane Nellis, M.S. ’78, Ph.D. ’80, president emeritus and former trustee professor at Ohio University, retired. Nellis, who previously worked as the president of Texas Tech University and the University of Idaho, served as the 21st president of Ohio University from 2017 to 2021 and then transitioned back to teaching and research in geography. He is recognized internationally for using satellite data and geographic information systems to analyze dimensions of the Earth’s land surface. individuals and organizations that are positively shaping the history, culture and landscape of the state. Roy Saigo, Ph.D. ’69, and Barbara Saigo, M.S. ’69, were honored by Southern Oregon University with the rededication of the Drs. Roy and Barbara Saigo Multicultural Alcove in SOU’s Hannon Library. The collection was originally established during Roy Saigo’s tenure as the university’s interim president and then president, from 2014 to 2016, and contains books that celebrate, support and recognize the diversity of the university’s community. 1970s Ellen Morris Bishop, M.S. ’79, Ph.D. ’83, published the second edition of her book Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geological Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest with OSU Press. Dr. Dennis Godby, ’79, a Sacramento-based naturopathic doctor, begins the final leg of his trek across the U.S. to raise awareness for health equity on Aug. 25. He invites naturopathic doctors and others to join him i from 1960s David Bushnell, ’61, M.S. ’63, published Oregon Coast: A Family Travel Adventure with Advanced Media LLC. Mike Gaulke, ’68, who spent more than 20 years as an executive in Silicon Valley, including 13 years as CEO of Exponent Inc., was awarded the 2025 John W. Gardner Award by the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley. The award recognizes exemplary individuals who inspire other leaders and build bridges between diverse communities. Marvin Lee, ’65, retired former owner of Portland’s Cal’s Pharmacy, was honored by the College of Pharmacy as an Oregon State University Icon of Pharmacy for pioneering the use of computerized pharmacy systems in Oregon and becoming a leading provider of HIV medications during the AIDS epidemic. Patricia Valian Reser, ’60, ’19 (Hon. Ph.D.), board chair of Reser Fine Foods and of the Reser Family Foundation, was honored as a 2025 Oregon Historical Society History Maker. The award honors living
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