52 OregonStater.org CARVER: STORY GORGE; HUANG: QEPRIZE/JASON ALDEN OUR COMMUNITY ALUMNI NEWS EDITED BY > SCHOLLE MCFARLAND 1950s William R. Johnston, ’57, published the memoir CHOICES — My Life’s Choice Points, Mine and Those of Others During my First 87 Years, now available from Amazon. 1970s Ruth Beyer, ’77, longtime attorney at Stoel Rives, LLP, and currently senior vice president and general counsel for Precision Castparts, received the Thomas Lamb Eliot Service to Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Oregon and SW Washington on Nov. 17, 2025. James C. Carnahan, ’74, was elected to a two-year term as president of the Baker County Livestock Association, a division of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association. He retired in June of 2024 after 50 years as a civil engineer, including four years as a U.S. Marine Corps engineering officer, 31 years as a consulting engineer in Central Oregon, and 15 years as a U.S. Forest Service bridges and dams engineer. He has also served on the OSU- Cascades advisory board and the Central Oregon Community College board, among other community activities. Penny Fentiman, ’79, Oregon State University bowling instructor, won her sixth title in the Oregon State U.S. Bowling Congress Queens Tournament and an invitation to the National USBC Queens Tournament, taking place in Las Vegas this April. The Queens Tournament is one of the most prestigious women’s bowling competitions in the country. Graham Parker, ’73, emeritus senior staff engineer at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was honored with the Utility Energy Forum’s Graham Parker Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his decades of leadership in energy efficiency. Charles Robinson, ’70, published the book, Ice Age Flood Tour. It provides readers with a self-guided automobile tour of the Ice Age Flood in Eastern Washington and the Columbia River Gorge and features photographs of the geologic features along the route and deNike and honorary OSU Foundation trustee, cochaired the Portland Art Museum’s Connection Campaign, which recently celebrated the completion of a significant expansion and renovation of the museum made possible by the $116 million campaign. Katy Wright, ’83, a retired endodontist and former member of the OSU varsity women’s golf team, placed third in the 2025 Veterans Golf Association National Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago. 1990s Shelby Filley, Ph.D. ’98, professor of animal and rangeland science tailed maps. Learn more at bit.ly/iceage-tour. 1980s Wanda Crannell, ’88, advisor and instructor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, and Doris Cancel-Tirado, MPH ’12, Ph.D. ’12, associate dean for student services and well-being in the College of Health, were honored with OSU Extension Service’s Community Engaged Scholarship Team Award at the 2025 OSU Engagement Conference for their work as team leads for OSU’s Puerto Rico Service-Learning Initiative. Angela Snow, ’81, former vice president and senior design ambassador at JEANNE CARVER, M.S. ’78 Jeanne Carver, M.S. ’78, founder and president of Oregon-based Shaniko Wool Company, once again helped outfit Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics. This marks the fifth Olympic Games that her company’s merino wool has been used in the team’s Ralph Lauren-made uniforms. Shaniko was the first farm group in the U.S. to be certified under the Responsible Wool Standard, and its work showcases sustainable agriculture and American craftsmanship on a global stage.
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