As a midwife in Eugene, Ore., Bonnie Ruder has overseen more than 150 successful homebirths. When she leaves for Uganda with her family in November, she will be investigating circumstances when things don’t go so well.
Category: Alumni
OSU alumna and Oregon native Connie Weaver was awarded the Linus Pauling Prize for Health Research at the biennial Diet and Optimum Health Conference held on campus
In June, OSU alum Ariko Iso (’93) returned to the Beavers to become the Head Football Athletic Trainer. It makes Iso, 40, only the third female football trainer at the Division I level.
Community Conscience
Alumnae Lauren Fein has found her passion and her purpose in public health. She’s working with the OSU Extension Service in Hood River, relishing the ‘can do’ attitude of this rural community.
Athlete and scholar Krista Stengl was inspired by her professor and mentor Kate MacTavish. “She’s passionate about what she teaches and she cares about students.”
Alum sets high bar for special kids
Tracie McKnight ’05 says, “I expect a lot from my students/athletes and they never fail to amaze me!”