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ALUMNI NOTES CLASS OF 2002 Emily (Gilkey) Palmer is married and is working towards her Ph.D. in History at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. She is currently applying for grants to pursue dissertation research in France. College: BA History, 2005 University of Oregon. MA History, 2009 University of Oregon. International Experiences: Studied abroad in Angers, France. Reflections: “I enjoyed going to school with smart, motivated people. I started my undergrad career with 76 credits (one term shy of being a junior) thanks to doing well on my IB exams, thereby saving a lot of money and time, and sparing me the drudgery of many general ed. classes. From my IHS years, I remember particularly those country projects we had to do in freshman geography, which taught me the location and capital of Oman. I have found this information particularly helpful when playing Facebook geography games. I also remember having to try to express the ineffable in TOK. I wish I had understood at the time how important the literature we studied actually was so I perhaps would have paid a little more attention. I thought nobody had ever heard of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Silly me. I really loved IHS, without that program high school probably would have been unbearably dull. One of my favorite memories was Mr. Lancaster, who was always telling us “you’ve got to get this guys” and stories about “when I was growing up in Nampa, ID” and most of all that the answer to everything in Russian history is “warm water ports.”” Aisna Kuduraa is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Health at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. She is working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant at the university teaching a personal health and wellness course for undergrads and assisting with health research. She has also worked at Health Future: Health Management Services as a Wellness Program Assistant where she conducted health screenings and assisted with health promotion projects. Aisna is a Gates Millennium Scholar, graduated Carleton College cum laude, is the President of the Masters in Public Health Student Organization, and is a New Mexico Department of Higher Education Fellowship recipient. College: BA Psychology, concentration in Japanese, 2006 Carleton College International Experiences: Studied abroad at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan. Eva Miller is currently a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic and will have spent 27 months there when she finishes her service. College: BA Art History, 2006 Whitman College 20 Jennifer (Ouimet) Yeager is married and has a daughter and lives in Wilsonville, OR. She works for Pacific Cornetta, Inc. as a National Sales Manager. She has also worked as a Sales Associate for Nordstrom. College: BS, University of Oregon Reflections: “IHS taught me to think outside the box, push myself to find subjects that interest me, and to gather knowledge and information that helped me achieve my personal and professional goals.” Katy Sullivan-Uptegrove is married and lives in Springfield, OR. She works at Oregon Medical Labs/Peace Health as an evening supervisor. Previously she worked at Macy’s. She attended Oregon State University and the University of Oregon where she completed her college education. College: BA Biological Anthropology focusing on Primatology, 2007 University of Oregon International Experiences: Traveled to Mexico, saw Mayan Pyramids at Chichen Itza. Reflections: “I enjoyed international high school, and am glad to have been able to study global topics as opposed to just focusing on American history and issues. I also believe that IHS greatly helped me to prepare for college courses. I found it much easier to write long papers for classes and also found that many of the subjects we studied in college had previously been touched on in IHS classes. Also, in my college literature class I found that I had already read some of the books! Favorite IHS teacher: Mr. Lancaster. He was a great teacher and always made class fun.” EUGENE IHS FACTOID #7: Eugene IHS alumnus Elizabeth Sampedro, was named as a Gates Millennium Scholar during her senior year in 2009. This distinction grants her a full undergraduate education, perhaps even graduate school, and provides ongoing academic support and mentoring. She was selected from a pool of more than 20,000 high school students across the United States. The application process required eight essays, plus letters of recommendation. Elizabeth completed all of hers during winter break. She plans to study pre-med at Willamette University in hopes of becoming a pediatrician. Elizabeth will be the first in her extended family to go to college. Requirements included academic excellence, demonstration of leadership potential, and a willingness to serve the community. Elizabeth said, "It's like a dream being handed to me in the form of reality." Congratulations Elizabeth!!!
ALUMNI NOTES CLASS OF 2003 Grace Eickmeyer is currently volunteering in the Peace Corps in AR Crimea, Ukraine. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Oregon. College: BA Political Science, 2006 University of Oregon International Experiences: Traveled to Morocco, Thailand, Burma, Senegal, Spain, Egypt, South Korea, and Spain. Reflections: “I remember 10 th grade Global History class fondly. We hauled around a heavy book, affectionately called “Stavi,” and learned about, among other things, the explorations of Chinese diplomat Zheng He. Interestingly enough, Zheng He has come up several times during my Peace Corps service here in Ukraine. Most notably, a Crimean Tatar man (if you don’t know who these people are, I encourage you to find out, you insatiably curious international high school students) related to me, in Russian, how he had recently read in a magazine about the Chinese forays into the world in the late 14 th and early 15 th centuries with their innovative ship design. I immediately realized he was talking about Zheng He. We had a minor disagreement about the main explorer and diplomat’s name and he went upstairs and came back with the magazine. He was in awe that I had been correct and I told him that I was fortunate enough to learn about such things in high school. Thus ensued a discussion about the quality of our respective educational systems. Moral of the story: pay attention in Global History class and try hard to learn a foreign language during your required four years. You may have interesting conversations about what you learned in high school on the other side of the world.” Erin Noble lives in Eugene and is the New Business Director for West Wind Forest Products, his family owned business, which he helped successfully weather the recession. He speaks five languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and English. Three of those he learned during post-graduation travels. Erin graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pomona College, receiving the Leland M. Backstrand Award for Excellence in Economics and entry into Phi Beta Kappa. He hiked 1,000 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail after graduating from college. He represented his high school and college teams on the tennis court and ended his career at Pomona College playing #2 singles and #2 doubles and made 2 nd team all league. Through all of Erin’s experiences he has met extraordinary people and made life-long friends. College: BA Mathematical Economics and Molecular Biology, 2007 Pomona College International Experiences: Taught English in Beijing, China. Studied Spanish in Quito, Ecuador. Studied Italian in Bologna Italy. 21 Reflections: “My teachers exposed me to the realities and possibilities of the world. Senior year was the most memorable. History with the broadcaster-like voice of Ron Lancaster was like story time…until the dreaded test came. Steve Knox in TOK was impressively cool; one of these days I’ll follow the fall colors down the Appalachian Trail. Larry Sutton managed to instill appreciation of Shakespeare just in time for the diploma exam. And of course, Courtney Leonard kept student government motivated and in line despite our best efforts. The most important thing I came away with from all of this? Curiosity. Siddhartha was a great book. I read and learn from it to this day. I completed an IB diploma and received some non-specific college credit, which proved unhelpful towards graduating. However, the writing skills I gained through the process were invaluable and allowed me to skip a freshman writing course in favor of an elective. Unlike the credit itself, the skills were VERY useful for graduating.” Wells O’Byrne is currently studying at the University of Oxford in England pursuing a Master’s in Philosophy in economic and social history. He recently graduated from Yale University and prior to that studied at the University of Oregon. He also studied Russian language and culture in St. Petersburg, Russia and conducted interview research on the Trans-Siberian Railway. He was previously employed with Good Energies, Inc. in New York, NY, as a Renewable Energy Investment Analyst, and also worked as a teaching intern for Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School. College: BA History, 2009 Yale University International Experiences: He has been backpacking in the French and Swiss Alps, and went to Switzerland and England during a renewable energy business trip. Reflections: “I feel so fortunate for the opportunity to have received such a high-quality education in IHS. I am still amazed at the level of instruction and discussions in our IHS classes; I felt extremely well prepared for college and beyond. The passionate teachers and well-designed curriculum allow IHS to offer the rare blend of world-class education in a widely accessible setting. Congratulations, IHS, on an impressive first 25 years!” Andrea Shaddy has worked as a lobbyist for the Oregon legislature and as a research/teaching assistant. Awards she has received include the Sustainability Award given by Portland Mayor Sam Adams and a National Science Foundation scholarship. She owned chickens who were murdered by a raccoon. College: BA Political Science, Portland State. Master Public Policy, Oregon State University International Experiences: Traveled to Spain, Berlin, and Budapest Reflections: “Da bomb diggity. Sophie’s World still comes in handy to name drop at dinner parties.”
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