Fall 2025 53 COURTESY OF TIM COOK U P D A T E S TIM COOK, ED.D. ’05 Tim Cook, president of Clackamas Community College, set off this June from Hood River on a journey to run 1,500 miles in 50 days, criss-crossing the state to reach each of Oregon’s 17 community colleges. By running the equivalent of more than a marathon per day, he hopes to raise awareness of — and funds for — Oregon college students struggling to meet basic needs.A 2019 survey found that 52% of Oregon community college students had experienced housing insecurity, 46% struggled to afford balanced meals and 20% had been homeless. See updates and learn more at run4orccstudents.org. Analytics in Denver, was named to the Cardiovascular Business “Forty Under 40” list for his work transforming complex data into actionable strategies, allowing hospitals to make informed decisions that improve patient outcomes and operational performance. Malory Turner, ’16, a special education professional learning coach with the Northwest Regional Education Service District in Hillsboro, Oregon, was awarded the Noel Connall IPD Award by the Oregon Education Association. The award recognizes her work providing training and at OSU-Cascades. Her first major solo exhibition appeared this spring at the After/time Collective Gallery in Portland. A fourth generation OSU graduate, Bodfish comes from a long lineage of OSU women. Her mother, Julie Bodfish, ’84, was a member of the OSU track team. Her great grandmother was a music major at OSU in the early 1920s. Lara Jacobs, ’15, Ph.D. ’24, edited Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge, published by OSU Press. Rakan Khaki, ’11, MPH ’12, chief operations officer and co-founder of Biome 1990s Nick Otting, ’93, M.S. ’99, Barbara L. Wilson, Ph.D. ’99, and Richard E. Brainerd, ’82, co-authored Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington, Second Edition, published by Oregon State Press. This comprehensive reference has become the definitive identification resource for the region. 2000s Dr. Amanda Achterman, MPH ’06, was named Rural Health Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health Association. A primary care physician at Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, Washington, Achterman is one of fewer than 20 family medicine providers, fewer than two fluent Spanish-speaking providers, and fewer than four obstetrics providers for more than 70,000 residents in Grays Harbor County. Kyle DeVan, ’08, former Oregon State offensive lineman and most recently offensive line coach for the Beavers, was hired by the NFL’s Chicago Bears. Haley Lyons, ’04, partner at Kernutt Stokes, was named to the prestigious Forbes 2025 list of Bestin-State CPAs. Ryan Meldrum, ’04, was appointed director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University. 2010s Erin Bodfish, ’19, completed her third year teaching art history and studio art administrator and College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences faculty member, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. 1980s Eric R. Eaton, ’83, a writer and entomologist, released a new book Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects with Princeton University Press. Visit bugeric.blogspot.com. Katie Walsh Flanagan, ’80, was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame. Currently an adjunct faculty member at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Flanagan is a professor emerita at East Carolina University, where she worked for 29 years with their NCAA Division I football team and served as the director of sports medicine. A former member of the NATA board of directors, she has worked internationally with U.S. soccer teams and at the Olympic and Pan American Games. She is also the author of three medical textbooks. Ian Madin, M.S. ’87, worked on the performance piece, Oregon Origins, an epic new musical work and art exhibition depicting the dramatic events of Oregon’s geologic history, which debuted at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton this June. Learn about it at oregonorigins.org.
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