News - Winter 2006 - Chronicle Magazine

Alumni news

Presidential Tour Exceeds Expectations

Hundreds of enthusiastic alumni, parents, and friends met with Tom Hochstettler, president of Lewis & Clark College, and his wife, Marcia Glas, on their travels throughout the fall to eight major cities: Washington, D.C., New York, Boston, Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Golden Grads Attend Classes, Get A+

The Albany Society, along with the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs, hosted a new event this fall: Albany Week, held October 10 through 13. The Albany society is an honorary organization of alumni who graduated from the College 50 or more years ago.
Alumni Weekend Nets Record Turnout

Roughly 600 alumni–a dramatic increase over last year’s number–attended Alumni Weekend, October 14 to 16. Organizers attribute the rise to the hard work of volunteer committees, who e-mailed and phoned classmates throughout the summer and early fall.

Lambda Phi Epsilon

Reunion ‘Cooks’ With Books
Averill Curdy ‘83: Lyric Wordsmith

Averill Curdy’s imagination is in constant motion, filtering images and ideas that might lead to a poem.
Barbara Rost J.D. ‘84: Turning On Youth to Democracy

“In my heart of hearts, I always wanted to work with kids, to engage them and empower them to succeed,” says Barbara Rost, program director for the Classroom Law Project.
Chris Stack ‘97: Acting Out in New York

A rising young actor, Chris Stack recently auditioned with director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio for a role in The Departed, a movie due in theatres later this year.
Becca Bernstein ‘00: Aging Gracefully in Paint

As an artist, Becca Bernstein draws inspiration from the mystery and wisdom she sees in the faces of elderly women.
Nancy Ferguson M.Ed. ‘02: Elementary School Counselor of the Year

The Oregon School Counselor Association named Nancy Ferguson one of two Elementary School Counselors of the Year for 2004-05.