Winter 2025 55 U P D A T E S SYDNEY WIESE, ’17 After five seasons in the WNBA with the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks, Sydney Wiese has returned to OSU as a women’s basketball assistant coach.Wiese is one of the most decorated players in Beaverwomen’s basketball history. She is a four-time All-Pac-12 Team point guard and thirdteam All American. She holds school records for career assists and career and single-season three-pointers. OSU ATHLETICS healthcare policy intern in the office of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse in Washington, D.C. Kelly Shannon, ’20, M.S. ’23, published his first first-author paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research. An article about the paper appeared in the science news magazine Eos. Steven Tran, M.S. ’24, a doctoral student in chemistry, received OSU’s Herbert F. Frolander Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. To share your good news, email stater@osualum .com or fill out the form at OregonStater.org/ connect. Healthy Rural Oregon to enhance maternal healthcare access in the most remote regions of Eastern Oregon. Briggs will lead recruitment, training, curriculum and certification for a cohort of state-certified birth doulas. Everardo Gonzalez, M.S. ’24, a doctoral student in robotics, received OSU’s Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring by a Graduate Student Award. Taylor Krueger, M.S. ’21, Ph.D. ’23, a postdoctoral scholar in chemistry, received OSU’s 2024 Postdoctoral Excellence Award. Joe K. Page, MPH ’24, began a position as a director of communications for Visit Tucson. Janell Johnson, M.Ag. ’11, senior instructor and head academic advisor for animal and rangeland sciences, received OSU’s Dar Reese Excellence in Advising Award. Erica Liu, ’10, MBA ’12, was promoted from senior account supervisor to vice president for integrated marketing for Anthology FINN Partners, an integrated marketing and communications company in Honolulu. Dr. Lane Martin, DVM ’11, joined CodaPet, a network of veterinarians dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life care for pets in their homes. Arien Muzacz, Ph.D. ’15, associate clinical professor in the College of Education, received OSU’s Faculty Affordability Award for her work to make course materials accessible to students. Lily Ranjbar, Ph.D. ’16, director of online programs and senior instructor at Oregon State, was honored with the College of Engineering’s Online Teaching Award. Justin Read, ’12, bought Garland Nursery, a family-owned retail nursery in Corvallis owned by generations of Beavers and most recently by Lee, Brenda, ’85, and Erica Powell, ’95. 2020s Hannah Briggs, ’22, MPH ’23, secured a grant from baseball coach Pat Casey, were inducted into the Oregon State Athletics 2024 Hall of Fame. The inductees were recognized on the field during the Oregon State-Oregon football game on Sept. 14 at Reser Stadium. Dana Howe, M.S. ’07, senior faculty research assistant in integrative biology, received OSU’s Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant Award. Larry O’Neill, Ph.D. ’07, associate professor and director of Oregon Climate Service, was awarded OSU’s Extension and Engagement Award for his work presenting easy-to-understand scientific information through media outlets and podcasts. Arijit Sinha, M.S. ’07, Ph.D. ’10, professor and JELD-WEN Chair of Wood-based Composites Science and director of NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center for Wood-Based Composites, received OSU’s Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. Shannon Wanless, Ph.D. ’09, executive director of the Office of Child Development and associate professor for University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, was named a 2024 Aspen Institute Ascend 2024 fellow. 2010s Dan Gibson, ’10, returned to Oregon to become CEO of Visit McMinnville. Previously, he was senior
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