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Oregon Leadership

An elected board of directors oversees all phases of ARCS Foundation Oregon. Officers of the Oregon board include co-presidents, co-presidents-elect in some years, VP treasurer and secretary.

Directors include VP Communications, VP Fund Development, VP Governance, VP Member Relations, VP Program, VP University Relations, and VP Scholar Relations. In addition, the co-presidents appoints one to four Members-at-Large to serve on the Board. The fiscal year is July 1–June 30, with the annual meeting in May.

Officers and Board of Directors - July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Front row:  Julie Headley, Anne Yoo,  Julie Branford, Gretchen Sturm,  Kris Kern, Anne Jarvis
Back row: Lee Ragen, Elise McClure, Lara Cunningham, Elizabeth Bell, Kate Joseph, Susan Smith, Meleah Ashford
Missing in photo: Paige Jackson, Sheila Goodwin, Diana Gordon, Gigi Ditz, Sue McGrath

President Julie Branford
Secretary Kris Mills
VP Treasurer Elizabeth Bell
Co-VP Communications Lara Cunningham and Paige Jackson
Co-VP Member Relations Sheila Goodwin and Nancy Haigwood
Co-VP Philanthropy Aletha Anderson and Beth McQueston
Co-VP Program Diana Gordon and Rachek Dresbeck
Co-VP Scholar Relations Meleah Ashford and Mary Strickler
VP University Relations Susan Smith and Kris Kern
Member-at-Large Gigi Ditz
Member-at-Large Kate Joseph
Member-at-Large Elise McClure
Member-at-Large Lee Ragen

 

Committees
Chair, Scholar Awards Luncheon Gigi Ditz, Elise McClure, Caron Ogg
Nominating Committee Marilyn Lindgren, Sue McGrath, Lee Ragen, Barbie Rice, Mary Lou Schrader
   

Oregon Chapter Presidents

 

Front row: Leslie Workman 2008-2010; Sharon Hewitt 2004-2006; Ellen Richardson 2006-2008; Caron Ogg 2010-2012
Back row: Joan Foley 2015-2018; Julie Brandford 2018-present; Aletha Anderson 2014-2015, 2017-2018; Sue McGrath 2018-2019; Jean Josephson 2012-2014

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    Taylor Mighell, NGP Graduate Student, Presented with C.W. Cotterman Award
    Taylor Mighell, NGP graduate student in Brian O'Roak's lab, was presented with C.W. Cotterman Award at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in October. His donors are Susan and George Swindells.
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  • Nate Yoder's Paper Published in Nature
    Nate Yoder's Paper Published in Nature, International Journal of Science
    Congratulations to NGP student, Nate Yoder on his new paper in Nature! For the first time, researchers in the Vollum Institute have determined the atomic structure of an acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) in a resting state at high pH. His donor is the Bechen Family Foundation.
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  • Elizabeth Holzenthal Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship
    Congratulations to OSU College of Engineering, ARCS scholar Elizabeth Holzenthal, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, coastal and ocean engineering. Elizabeth was recently named a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship, (GRFP). Elizabeth, a first year scholar, is working on a project aimed at contributing to the development of a new generation of natural hazard engineering. Her donors are Diane and Dick Alexander.
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  • Kevin Watanabe-Smith Wins Statewide 3MT Competition
    ARCS Scholar Kevin Watanabe-Smith, who studies cancer biology in Dr. Brian Druker's lab, took first place at the state's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Kevin was sponsored by the Allan Price Memorial ARCS Award.
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    Danielle Robinson, Ph.D. candidate in the OHSU School of Medicine Neuroscience Graduate Program, is one of four fellows selected worldwide to receive the Mozilla Fellowship for Science. Her donors are Ellen and Mark Richardson.