Lewis & Clark College

Henry Pete was born in 1920, in Glendale Oregon. He came to Albany college in 1936 at the age of 16, having skipped the first and sixth grades. The youngest of his brothers, education was stressed to him at an early age from his Finnish parents, where education is a high societal priority. When he came to Albany, it was still down in the city of Albany itself near Corvallis, and when the school began offering classes at their temporary campus in downtown Portland in 1938, he began taking classes and playing football, basketball, and baseball there. He briefly attended night classes after the College purchased the Frank Estate from the Frank family, and after he graduated in 1941, the school made the full jump to the Estate. After college he went to study Russian for the Army in New York, and then was sent to fight in North Africa and Europe in 1944. After the war he went to study in Britain under a U.S. Army initiative that offered soldiers classes, he came back to the Portland area after eight months in Britain to teach history, and went on to become a superintendent of a school district in Phoenix, Oregon. He has always shared a love of reading and sports, and the main thing that he enjoyed the most out of attending Albany College was the lessons of hard work and dedication, as well as always striving to be competitive.

20150309

Serena Cruz Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington, and moved to California temporarily before moving to Eugene, Oregon. She graduated from North Eugene High School and enrolled in Lewis & Clark in 1985. During her first term, she lived in Stewart before moving to Copeland, and during the first term of her senior year, she lived with Ray and Sheryl Warren prior to moving into an apartment with friends. Mrs. Cruz Walsh was involved in a variety of committees at Lewis & Clark, including acting as the SAAB vice-president during her freshman year, and participating in the SUACA. After graduating from Lewis & Clark with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and a minor in economics, Mrs. Cruz Walsh remained involved at Lewis & Clark, working as the dean of admissions in 1989. Mrs. Cruz Walsh attended graduate school and law school at the University of California, Berkeley as well as at Harvard. In 1997, she acted as the commissioner’s assistant in Portland, and later went on to become the Multnomah County Commissioner. Currently, Mrs. Cruz Walsh is working as executive director at the Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation.

20150309

Mike Byrnes is from Santa Fe, New Mexico and did not leave that town until he came to Portland, Oregon for college. Mike was part of the fencing team at Lewis & Clark, which was a top 24 program while he was here. Mike came to Lewis & Clark with his wife, Kate. They have been together since high school. They also both went to Turkey together to study abroad. Mike also had Materials as a history class and did the oral history project as well. They both came to Lewis & Clark in 1975 and graduated in 1979. After college, Mike worked in historic preservation, which included restoring old houses in the Willamette Valley. Mike is currently starting his own business in Portland, Oregon.

Oral history interview of Lewis & Clark alumnus Mike Byrnes, conducted by Ben Sands on March 10, 2015. History Department, Spring Semester, 2015.

20150310

William (Bill) Cummings was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska , living with his two working-class parents and one sister until his time at Lewis & Clark. He graduated from Lewis & Clark in 1969 with a degree in History, and was very active in the school’s band during his time here. He lived on campus all four years, and lived in Forest Hall his first year at the school. After graduating from Lewis & Clark, he moved back to Anchorage for work, and eventually found his way back to Lewis & Clark for law school. He worked in the Alaskan state government for many years until his retirement when he finally settled in Juneau, Alaska. He and a partner started a law firm where Bill now works as an attorney, working mainly in civil law. He currently still resides in Juneau with his wife.

20150924

Betty Bachimont grew up in University Place, WA, where her parents taught foreign language: her mother taught Latin at the high school level and her father was a professor of German, French, and Spanish at the University of Puget Sound. After graduating from Curtis High School, Betty Bachimont enrolled in Lewis & Clark College in 1963. In the fall of 1965, Betty along with twenty-one other students traveled with Professor George Sinclair and Margaret Cooley to study abroad in both West Berlin and Munich, Germany. She was involved with the Delta Phi Gamma sorority. After graduating from Lewis & Clark with a German Studies degree, she got a job teaching for the Portland Public Schools. In 1968, Betty was back on campus and through her roommate Romona, met her future husband Hans Siebenmorgen. Betty taught German at a number of Portland public and private schools until retiring in 2000 at the age of 55. Her husband was a mechanic and retired five years later, in 2005. Betty and Hans live in Portland, OR and have two daughters, Anni and Karin, as well as one granddaughter, Mia.

20151002

Marilyn Lane was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she grew up with three older brothers. Her mother and father both attended college where her father received an Associates of Business, so attending college was an expectation in her family. Marilyn attended Lewis & Clark College and graduated in 1968 with a degree in English. During her time at Lewis & Clark, Marilyn decided to study abroad in Iran during her senior year. After the Iran trip, Marilyn decided to become a teacher, achieving her masters and Ph.D. She later became a principal, and today runs a small non-profit professional organization to help people succeed in school. Marilyn now resides by the beach in Gearhart, Oregon with her puppy Sadie.

20151007

Kathleen Todd was born into a small family in Tacoma, Washington. She came to Lewis & Clark determined to study abroad and to become the first person in her family to earn a degree. She studied education with the goals of teaching grade school humanities subjects, while incorporating the literature, geography, and history she learned in her studies abroad in Iran and Mexico. Her trip to Iran in 1968 provided lifelong friendships and developed interpersonal skills that she’s used throughout her life and career. She worked as the director of the Office of Citizen Involvement for Multnomah County for almost 20 years before her retirement in February 2015, and found the problem-solving abilities and social skills she gained at Lewis & Clark and abroad extremely valuable. Currently, she works with the Center for the Arts Foundation in Gresham and serves as a chair of the Vital Aging Network for Multnomah County.

20151014

Van Hare grew up on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. His father was a computer science professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His mother owned a men’s clothing store in Honolulu. He went to high school at Kamehameha High School in Honolulu. Hare arrived at Lewis and Clark in 1986, and graduated in 1990, with a major in International Affairs and a minor in Political Science and Central European Studies. He studied abroad in Hungary in the fall of 1987. He met his wife Zoe at Lewis & Clark. She majored in English and went on to the Graduate School at Lewis & Clark; they have now been married for eleven years. Hare went to Humboldt State University for graduate school where he specialized in natural resources management. He currently lives in Multnomah Village, OR, and works for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.

20151014

Rick Price was born in Valsetz, Oregon in 1949 to a superintendent father and a school teacher mother. They moved to Newport, Oregon shortly after. Rick started taking classes at Lewis & Clark College in the Fall of 1967. After only one semester at Lewis & Clark, Rick took part in the school’s study abroad program in Tehran, Iran in the spring of 1968. When he had finished his second semester on campus in the fall of 1968, Rick decided to transfer to the University of Oregon, where he earned a degree in General Social Science in 1973, and subsequently earned a doctorate in Geography from the University of Oregon. Rick now operates an international bike touring company, Experience Plus, out of Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife, Paola, and daughters Monica and Maria.

20151015

Brendan Peterson grew up in San Francisco to a mother and father who were both writers. The influence of his parents would drive him to pursue writing himself by working for the Wallenberg High School newspaper while he was a student there, writing movie reviews, a hobby he continues to this day. After high school, he continued his academic career and attended Lewis & Clark College. Here, he pursued a communications major and was heavily involved with the KLC radio on campus. During his time at Lewis & Clark College, he participated in the study abroad trip to Hungary in the fall of 1987. He graduated in the year 1989 with a degree in communications, and continued his passion in radio for a little while after graduation. He eventually moved on to pursue his lifelong passion for writing, writing training books, as well as fiction on the side. He currently lives in his hometown of San Francisco with his family.

20151019

Wendy Hilliker grew up in a rural area of Redmond, WA in a home with acreage and farm animals. She attended Lewis & Clark from 1986 to 1990 and graduated with a major in political science and a minor in Eastern European studies. Wendy was primarily attracted to Lewis & Clark for its overseas programs and ended up participating in the 1987 abroad program in Hungary during the fall of her sophomore year. Hilliker was a Resident Advisor in Stewart Hall during her junior year. After returning to Hungary through the Peace Corps immediately after college, Hilliker ended up contracting with Peace Corps and participating in additional programs in Ukraine and Albania in 1993-94. Hilliker currently lives in Seattle and works for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as a grant manager. She is still in contact with friends from Lewis & Clark, including her freshman roommate and her fellow participants on her abroad program.

20151119

Sonia Highet, maiden-name Fredrickson, was born in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Her family encouraged her education and musical abilities throughout her childhood, and she chose to attend Lewis & Clark for its well-rounded academics. As a student Sonia served on the board of KLC radio and played on various sports teams. During her senior year, Sonia traveled to Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland and Romania on a two-semester study abroad program. Upon returning to Lewis & Clark, she graduated with a communications degree in ’88. Sonia worked in radio broadcasting as a recent college graduate, and eventually transitioned into internet news sourcing and software manufacturing. She currently lives in Washington State with her family.

20151216

Jack Parr grew up in Eugene, Oregon, where he went to college at University of Oregon until transferring to Lewis & Clark, graduating in 1965 as a history major. He participated in the first study abroad program to Austria, and founded the men's soccer team. Post-grad, Mr. Parr became a small business owner in addition to working in the lumber and timber industry.

2016-10-14

Jim Frank is a financial advisor lviing in the Portland area with a buiness in Lake Oswego. He began his career as a financial advisor in 1997 with Smith Barney, and moved to his current employment in 2009. He attended Lewis & Clark College from 1981-1985 where he majored in history and 'minored' in business administration. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on campus, ran the school forum series, and studied abroad in Scotland for two quarters.

2016-10-20

Brent Soo Hoo was raised in Arizone and Hawaii before coming to Lewis & Clark in 1982. Going into college, his mother encouraged him to study what he loved, so Brent decided to pursue a double major in history and Sociology/Anthropology. He did two thesehis senior year, one on British naval policies during the interwar period, while the other was on heavy metal music. During his time at college he worked extensively in the library. His proudest accomplishment was his senior year when he manned the 11pm-8am shift, making sure that students ad access to Watzek before it became a 24-hour library. After college, he spent twenty years working at a research company until starting his own business, Soo hoo Inc.

2016-10-20

Don Ruff grew up in Tacoma, Washington. Inspired by his mother's German-American heritage, Don chose to pursue a History degree at Lewis & clark, with an emphasis on Eastern Europe. After graduation, he went on to study engineering at Portland State University. He also worked as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War in Portland at an organization called FISH (Friends in Serving Humanity) in the time between his two degrees. He went on the abroad trip to Yugoslavia during his time at L&C, and has since travelled to Malaysia and Costa Rica. Don is now retired after having worked at Bonneville Power Administration. He also married a fellow Lewis & Clark graduate with whom he has raised two children.

2016-10-21

Jack Landau is an alumnus of Lewis & Clark's undergraduate and Law School programs. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the undergraduate campus in 1975, receiving degrees in both history and psychology. Mr. Landau eventually returned to L&C for his law degree and graduated with his juris doctorate in 1980. Mr. Landau is now an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, but still lives in Portland, remaining an active alumnus who intermittently teaches classes at the Lewis & Clark Law School, as well as Benjamin Franklin High School.

2016-10-21

Nancy Winfield Muller was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, but spent many of her childhood sumers in Tillamook, Oregon. It was because of this connection to her childhood that she decided to pursue an education in Oregon, attending Lewis & Clark College from 1958 to 1962, graduating with a bachelor's degree in history. She then set about getting her teaching credentials and moved back to Southern California to teach in the Orange County School District, as well as others in the L.A. area. She retired from teaching at the age of 55 and moved back to Oregon, settling in Lake Oswego.

2016-10-26

A Portland native, Rick Hennessy graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 1978 with a history degree. In 1981 he also completed his MAT in social studies from L&C. Hennessy played football and baseball during his time here, and received athletic scholarships which paid for tuition. Athletics played an important role in Hennessy's life, and his friendships built during his Lewis & Clark athletic days continue to this day. He is thankful to have avoided the Vietnam War draft and instead attended university on scholarship. Today, Hennessy is married, has three children, and works in the insurance business at State Farm Insurance.

2016-10-26

Scott Wolff grew up in SE Portland, Oregon. Mr. Wolff's father was a professor of Elementary Education at Lewis & Clark College, influencing Scott's own decision to attend the school in the years between 1978-82, except for one year in which he attended the University of Oregon (1979-1980). In the second semester of his freshman year, Mr. Wolff took Historical Materials with Stephen Dow Beckham, which eventually led him to become a history major. While at Lewis & Clark, Mr. Wolff was involved with the Pioneer Log newspaper, serving as the editor-in-chief for his senior year, and was also a member of KLC radio. After graduating, he briefly worked at a newspaper before attending art school in San Francisco, in order to pursue his interests in graphic design. He now works in corporate marketing, living in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with his wife Concetta, a fellow L&C alum that he met during his time here.

2016-10-27

Herb Swett was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he attended local elementary, middle, and high schools. Though originally attending Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, he decided to transfer to L&C in the beginning of his sophomore year. At Lewis & Clark, Mr. Swett pursued a degree in history in hopes of pursing a career as a lawyer. After graduating in 1965, he attended Willamette Law School for a year until he decided to leave for a brief stint in the army, travelling to New Jersey and Georgia for training. Mr. Swett eventually returned to Oregon, attending Univeristy of Oregon in Eugene in order to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism. Mr. Swett worked for local Portland newspapers after leaving U of O, and currently works part time doing medical transcribing and writing occasionally for the local newspaper.

2016-10-28

John Hammil is a local Portlandian. the son of two teachers, he was driven to go to college. He went to Lewis & Clark from 1963, traveled on two study abroad programs to Washington D.C. and Yugoslavia, amd graduated with a Bachelor's in History in 1969. He retired in 1995 at the age of forty with disablity, trained to become a medical transcriber, and then taught computer skills in Salem, OR. He is on the Board of Directors of Cherriots, the Salem-Keizer Transit Public agency, as well s a divisional leader for the Exchange Club of Salem.

2016-10-30

Roz Hamar moved to Portland in 1952, attending primary and secondary school in the city. Ms. hamar attended Lewis & Clark College, graduating with her degree in history in 1969, going on to receive her teaching credentials and Master's degree in education in 1974. While attending L&C, she was involved with dance, her church, and held an off-campus job. Post-graduation, she taught ninth grade in the Portland area.

2016-10-31

Megan McMorran was born in Boulder, Colorado in 1953. Her mother was a political activist in the 1960s and 1970s. Her father served in the US Navy during the Korean War. She eventually left Colorado to study at Lewis & Clark College at the age of eighteen. There, she majored in history and went abroad to France for the spring and fall of '78 where she researched various Basque uprisings in Spain that were going on at the time. She also interned at several correctional facilities in Oregon until she graduated from L&C in 1979. Post-graduation, she worked at Willamette Week as an editor, then did public relations for the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts. She then proceeded to work for a nonprofit called Portland Arts and Lectures for fifteen year until finally landing in her current position as the director of the Action Center at Mercy Corps outreach in downtown Portland, which she's held since 2009.

2016-11-01

John Moshofsky was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, within walking distance from the University of Oregon. John eventualy left Eugene to to attend Lewis & Clark, where he studied history and education, skills he would go on to utilize in his current career as a seventh grade Social Studies teacher. he also studied abroad in the Soviet Union while studying at Lewis & Clark.

2016-11-01

Reed Elwyn was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, eventually leaving to attend Lewis & Clark College. Elwyn studied abroad in Egypt, running into various "adventures" including: hepatitis, a major bus crash on the Suez Canal, a trip to Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall in the height of Soviet Rule. Elwyn was a history major at L&C who took historical Materials. Post-grad, he taught mathematics at the middle and high school levels.

2016-11-03

Sally Mudiamu was born and raised in Northeast Portland, Oregon to a working-class family. Though originally attending Reed College, Ms. Mudiamu transferred to L&C and graduated in 1989 with honors. Ms. Mudiamu was drawn to Lewis & Clark for its International Affairs Symposium and its abroad programs. She studied for two terms in the Unite Kingdom,and attended graduate school at the London School of Economics. Post-graduation, Sally worked as a research intern at the Library of Congress and even lived in Germany for a time after the Berlin Wall came down. Ms Mudiamu currently works at Portland State University as the director of Transnational Programs and as the associate director for the Office of International Partnerships.

2016-11-04

Rodney Downey was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved around a few times with his family before settling in Sherwood, Oregon. He was in the Navy during World War II right out of high school, working as a signalman on a light cruiser. Afterwards, he attended University of Oregon for one year. He played on the basketball team at University of Oregon before he transferred to Lewis & Clark in 1947. Downey continued playing basketball at Lewis & Clark, where his team was the first athletic team at Lewis & Clark to win the Northwest Conference championship. Downey got married while still finishing up his undergraduate education and then graduated in 1950 with a health and physical education major. He currently resides in Sherwood with his wife Susie of 66 years.

20160217

Jim Cole grew up and went to Benson High School in Portland, Oregon. He attended a junior college in 1948 before joining the army during the Korean War in 1950. He then joined the air force and occupied a desk job, keeping record of each war. He never experienced combat because his superior didn’t want to lose him and his good work ethic. Jim found out about Lewis & Clark College through his girlfriend who attended the school. When his tour of duty was done, Jim Cole enrolled in Lewis & Clark College in 1952. He majored in business and was very active on campus, becoming a member of a band and of a fraternity. He went on to get a Masters degree and work in insurance companies. He has two children and four grandchildren. Twenty years after his wife passed away, he remarried a Lewis & Clark alumni. He met her at the 50th Class of 1954 reunion. Jim Cole is now part of the Albany society, which is an active alumni group. In 2009, he was elected president of the Alumni Society and is now its treasurer.

20160217

Judy Huddleston (born Judy Smith) grew up in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Lewis & Clark College as an elementary education major in 1963. She began dating her soon-to-be husband Hallie “Bud” Smith her junior year of college and they were soon engaged and married. She was a teacher in the Portland public school system for most of her life. Hallie joined the Air Force and was deployed to Vietnam in 1968 after completing flight school in South Carolina and a first assignment in England. Shortly after his deployment, his plane malfunctioned and crash-landed into a cliff. Judy temporarily stopped teaching in Portland and became a vocal advocate for POW-MIA Vietnam soldiers, working with Governor McCall and traveling to France to speak with North Vietnamese representatives. Hallie’s remains were never recovered. She remarried and has one child. She currently spends her time acting as a grief counselor for a local Presbyterian church as well as gardening and spending time at her beach house on the Oregon coast.

20160218

Thomas Miller was born in Chicago, IL, and moved out to Hillsboro, Oregon when he was five years old. He went to middle school and high school in Portland, and after applying to college his draft number came up. Before being drafted, Thomas signed up for the Army, and after much training was sent to the Dominican Republic for a year. He was then sent to Vietnam for a secret mission, and upon returning was sent to Walter Reed Army Hospital for one year. After leaving Walter Reed, Thomas enrolled at Reed College in Portland, OR, but was harassed and abused there for being a GI and having his education paid for by the Army. The Army decided to not pay for Reed, and as a result, Thomas transferred to Lewis & Clark, where he pursued the sciences. Although studying science, Thomas found his artistic side at Lewis & Clark through art, music, and writing classes. After college, Thomas went to graduate school, and continues to value both science and art. He practices Buddhism and tries to work with other veterans in California that are struggling with PTSD.

20160219

Steven Hopkins was born in Portland, Oregon and has lived in the area for most of his life. He began college at Multnomah Junior College in the fall of 1965, planning to transfer to Lewis & Clark in the next fall of 1966. Hopkins graduated from Lewis & Clark in the spring of 1969 with a B.A. in business. After college, Steve was drafted into the army to serve in the Vietnam War. He worked at Fort Reilly as a personnel clerk where he developed an important mentor relationship with the Colonel (who later became a General), Richard E. Cavazos. During his service, Steve also served in Germany in a Reforger Exercise. The Reforger Exercises, organized by NATO during the Cold War, required troops to occupy Germany so they could be deployed quickly in the event of a conflict. While still serving, Steve and his brother bought their parents’ auto parts store. When he returned to Portland, Steve expanded the company, creating a chain of auto stores in Portland. He has since sold his auto parts stores but remains involved in Portland business in many ways.

20160222

David Avison was born and raised in Salem, OR, among a family of lawyers. When he was a senior in high school he decided to attend Willamette University, since his father was terminally ill at the time and David didn’t want to be away from home. David switched from an engineering major to a history major in his sophomore year, and in 1965 he transferred to Lewis & Clark College after hearing about its esteemed history department. While at Lewis & Clark, David participated in student protests against the Vietnam War, and graduated as the student president of the class of 1968. After college, David enrolled in Officer Candidate School, and spent the next three years in active duty, where he held three commanding officer positions and was trained to be a military prosecutor. After spending one year of active duty in Vietnam, he attended law school and spent the next 21 years in the naval reserve. He currently practices estate-planning law in Portland, OR with his second wife and works with various nonprofits, including the United Church of Christ and the NW Baptist Foundation.

20160224

David grew up in Oregon City and attended Lewis & Clark College from fall of 1967 to spring of 1972. He was heavily involved in campus life, particularly with an on-campus fraternity and Resident Advisor duties. He graduated with a degree in accounting and went on to work in public and municipal accounting for the remainder of his career. He spent his first two years in municipal accounting for a local school district, which convinced him to stay in that type of work for the rest of his career. This was his term as a conscientious objector.

20160226

Christian Huettemeyer was born in Mission Viejo, California, and grew up in the Los Angeles area. Both of his parents are German immigrants and Christian is a first-generation American. His father worked as an engineer and his mother was a nurse. Christian joined the military at eighteen and attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After graduating from West Point, Christian became a Black Hawk helicopter pilot. He completed tours in South Korea, at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Kosovo, and Iraq. Christian’s duties as a helicopter pilot included everything from troop transport to flying soldiers on missions. During his military service, Christian became interested in the law; he recognized that lawyers were involved in nearly every military decision. After serving for 20 years in the United States Army, Christian left military service and moved to Portland with his wife and daughter to attend Lewis & Clark Law School. Christian is currently in his second year of law school, having started in 2014. He is involved in moot court, a mock courtroom extracurricular activity, as well as the Food and Wine Law Society and a conservation group on campus. Christian and his family live in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

20160226

Dwight Mears is 38 years old, and grew up in Corvallis, Oregon. He studied at West Point from 1997 to 2001, where he earned his B.A., and went on to become an attack helicopter pilot with the 25th Infantry Division. He deployed to Iraq in 2004, where he was seriously injured in a helicopter crash near Baghdad. After being transferred to military hospitals in Germany and Illinois, he returned to Corvallis to recover with his parents’ assistance while still on active duty. It was there that he began to have difficulties with the military healthcare system, which due to a filing error, initially refused to pay for his care and rehabilitation in Oregon. He later earned his M.A. in history from the University of North Carolina, taught at West Point, and returned to complete his doctorate. He is currently a student at Lewis & Clark’s Law School.

20160229

Andrew Futerman was born and raised in New Jersey with a brother and a sister. He was involved in music and theater growing up. He spent some time at a school on the East Coast, but nearly failed out. He then decided to join the U.S. Army and after training in Georgia and Colorado, shipped out to Iraq in late 2007. On his first tour, he was stationed near Baghdad, and fought in the Battle of Sadr City. An injury cut his first tour short, but he recovered and returned for a second tour. This time he worked as a sniper in Basra, southern Iraq. After returning to civilian life in 2011, he studied forestry and ecology at Oregon State University, and is now studying environmental law at Lewis & Clark Law School.

20160301

David Campion was born in Madrid, Spain and moved to New York City when he was four years old. He attended Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and obtained a B.A. in History and English while maintaining his role in his university’s ROTC program. After he finished his undergraduate studies, he spent four years in the navy working as a managing engineer. During his time in the navy, Campion visited a variety of places ranging from Saudi Arabia to Nova Scotia. After completing his service, Campion attended the University of Virginia where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in History with a focus on Indian and British studies. He is currently the department head of the Lewis & Clark College History department, where he has been teaching since 2002.

Oral history interview of Lewis & Clark faculty David Campion, conducted by Taylor Knudson on March 10, 2016. History Department, Spring Semester, 2016.

20160310

Margaret Louis Bookwalter grew up in Portland, Oregon to a military family. She went to Lewis and Clark College in 1960, graduating in 1964. She majored in Languages with a focus on French and Latin, and a minor in Secondary Education. As a freshman, Ms. Bookwalter would eventually meet her future husband, a senior, Sumner Bookwalter. After a divorce, Ms. Bookwalter rekindled her relationship with Sumner, and they have been together ever since. At the age of 24 Ms. Bookwalter attended nursing school at Saint Luke’s in San Francisco. She graduated in the summer of 1970, where she was immediately sent to Vietnam. After spending a year in Vietnam, Ms. Bookwalter continued as a nurse in the army, serving at a variety of bases in the United States. After twenty years of service, Ms. Bookwalter retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. She currently lives with Sumner and her dog in San Diego.

20160315

Lynwood May grew up in Willamette, Oregon. He attended Westmont College in California for one year before transferring to Lewis & Clark College to graduate with a degree in Physics in 1955. During his time at the school he was involved in service organizations as well as University Christian Fellowship, in which he met his wife Carol whom he became engaged to during his senior year. Following graduation he enlisted in the Navy, where he received training in piloting a variety of aircraft, eventually settling upon blimps as his focus. For two years he maintained blimp patrol along the coast of Florida, before switching to a teaching position within the Navy. After teaching physics in California he was a research assistant until his retirement. He now lives in Salinas, California.

20160317

David Poulshock was born in Los Angeles, CA and grew up in Klamath Falls, OR, where his mother and father were both musicians and educators. Poulshock came to Lewis & Clark in the fall of 1966, graduating in the class of 1970 with a degree in history. Poulshock was a varsity swimmer and very involved in politics on campus, leading strikes and teach-ins concerning the Vietnam War. He was the ASLC President his senior year and created and served on the Community Council, advocated for students and professors to be on the Board of Trustees, organized a campus wide referendum, created a new senate constitution, and came to heads with the President of the College John Howard. While at Lewis & Clark, Poulshock had the opportunity to meet President Richard Nixon at a conference in Washington D.C. for college student body presidents. After attending the Vietnam Moratorium in Washington D.C. in 1971, he opened a co-op called the Eleventh Muse in downtown Portland and joined the band UPEPO, which he was in from 1971-1983. He currently lives in Portland, OR with his partner Gini Chin, and owns his own production company Red Door Films where he directs, writes, produces, and edits commercials, corporate films, web videos, and documentaries.

20160318

Peter Edwards was born in Seattle, Washington. His mother was a teacher and his father was a banker. He decided he wanted to go to a small liberal arts college, so he chose to go to Lewis and Clark College. He originallythought he was going to be a Business major, but quickly decided that he would rather be an International Affairs major. In his junior year he decided to be a History major as well. While at Lewis and Clark, Mr. Edwards was active in the rowing club, going on to coach the team after he graduated in 1988. He also wrote an opinion column for the Pioneer Log his senior year. After graduation, Peter decided he wanted to go to graduate school to become a professor. He worked for a couple of years before applying, and then decided to become a teacher instead. He currently teaches History and Social Studies at Beaverton High School. He has a wife and two children, and he still volunteers with local rowing clubs.

2017-02-27

Marilyn McLean choose Lewis & Clark for its reputable international programs, outstanding music department, and quaint campus. Marilyn is originally from the Seattle area and lives there currently. Formerly a music major before switching to history, Marilyn remarked that one of her favorite classes was the Hitler seminar that she took her senior year. Working three jobs to support herself throughout college, Marilyn still found time to participate in extracurriculars. As a residential advisor, a member of the school choir, and the chief justice of the judiciary board, Marilyn kept herself very busy over the course of her time spent at Lewis & Clark. Marilyn studied abroad in what was formerly known as Yugoslavia in 1973. Marily firmly believes that Lewis & Clark's desire to expose its students to international cultures distinguishes it from other colleges. She went on to work as a lawyer after going to school later in life. Although it did not directly affect her career path, history helped Marilyn with the rest of her life by connecting her to other cultures and giving her the tools necessary to travel abroad as well as excellent research skills. Marilyn is still active in the alumni community to this day.

2017-03-01

Keith Woodard graduated in 1989 with a degree in history. He started in 1968 at Lewis & Clark, took an extended leave of absence to pursue his athletic career at the professional level, and eventually returned to finish his degree. Keith is very interested in Northwest American history partly because his grandfather wrote a history on Native Americans in the Northwest. Although he was born in Washington, Keith moved to Portland when he was six and grew up in the area. Despite the fact that many colleges were eager to recruit him in high school, Keith ultimately choose Lewis & Clark for its small class size among other factors. At Lewis & Clark, he was a track and field athlete, and this passion for running helped to nurture his future career: coaching. Although he enjoyed both positions immensely, Keith remarked that he feels that he has had more success as a coach than as an athlete. Keith worked as a coach and later director of the Cross Country and Track & Field programs at Lewis & Clark, his alma mater, until he retired in 2019.

2017-03-02

Matt Bolte was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He came to Lewis & Clark College to
play baseball and because it was a small, liberal arts college located in the city of
Portland. He majored in history and minored in Latin American Studies. Matt’s historical
research and senior thesis focused on the history of Native Americans in the Pacific
Northwest, on which he received guidance from his advisor and history professor Dr.
Stephen Dow Beckham, who is now retired. During Matt’s junior year, he studied abroad
for two trimesters in Écuador, which he described as an incredibly influential experience.
After working for various retail companies at locations in Denver, Boston, and New
York, Matt eventually took a job at Nike so his family could relocate to Portland. Matt
has worked as the Vice President of Global Merchandising for Nike since October, 2013.

2017-03-03

MG Devereux attended Lewis & Clark College from 1990 to 1994. MG was a double major
in political science and history. The defining factor of his Lewis & Clark experience was
being a member of the Speech and Debate team. MG dedicated most of his time to
practicing and competing for the College’s Speech and Debate team and sculpted many
other realms of his life around the lessons he learned while a member of the team. MG went
on to pursue a master’s degree at Portland State University in Public Administration (MPA)
from 1997 to 1999. He now works as the Deputy Director at Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department. Before attending Lewis & Clark, MG had lived in Missouri, Idaho, Colorado,
and Connecticut. However, after coming to the Pacific Northwest, he quickly became fond
of Portland and is here to stay.

2017-03-03

After growing up in Denver, Colorado, Ken Goe attended Lewis and Clark College from 1972 to
1976. He was involved with the Pioneer Log and Student Government on campus but cites his
study abroad experience in Europe during his sophomore year as his favorite time during his stay
at Lewis & Clark College. Ken recalls hitchhiking around the Scottish Highlands, avoiding
British food and meeting local folk all while developing a closer connection to the cites he
studied as a communications and history major. On campus, an array of interesting and, at times,
problematic professors, a heated intramural football game and time spent with friends allow Ken
to look fondly back to his time as a pioneer before he became a sports journalist for the
Oregonian.

2017-03-06

Born on November 20, 1936, Sandra Groven attended Lewis & Clark College from 1956 to
1960. She was the first member in three generations of her family to graduate from college.
Sandra grew up in Sellwood and Lake Oswego, Oregon as the oldest of three siblings. During
World War II, her father served in the Coast Guard while her mother built boats in industrial
shipyards. To pay her way through college, Sandra worked twenty hours a week at the First
National Bank. Years after graduating with a degree in history, Sandra returned to Lewis and
Clark to obtain a master’s degree in arts and teaching. Sandra later earned a library degree from
Portland State University. Until her retirement, Sandra was employed as a high school librarian
in the Portland school district.

2017-03-07

Mike Teskey was born and raised in Beaverton, Oregon. His mother emigrated from
Germany, and Mike grew up speaking German as his first language. Mike graduated
from Lewis & Clark in 1985 with degree in History and German, as well as a teaching
certificate in Secondary Education. During his junior year, Mike studied abroad in
Munich and travelled to parts of West and East Germany. Following graduation, Mike
worked at Beaverton Public Schools before moving to Boston to work for an
international publishing company and pursue his Master’s in History. He served as the
Alumni Director at Lewis & Clark from 1997 to 2001 before moving to Reed College to
work as Alumni Director. He continues to work there today and manages to integrate his
loves of history, education, and travel.

2017-03-07

Byron Monohon grew up in Washington, attending high school in Tacoma before coming
to Lewis and Clark. Encouraged by his family to attend a school in the Pacific Northwest, both
he and his sister attended Lewis and Clark at the same time. Originally a music major, Byron
went through several changes in major before settling on history. During his time at Lewis and
Clark he played in the jazz and wind ensembles and took classes in Music, Communications, and
English as well as History. After graduating in 1984, Byron did a variety of community service
work, including several years as a director for the Pacific County museum. He later returned to
school and received a degree in pulp and paper engineering from the University of Washington
and went to work in the paper industry. He has since moved to Forks, Washington, where he
became an active member of the community and was elected mayor.

2017-03-09