OuR COMMuNIty 52 ForOregonState.org/Stater KIRK MAAG, ’05 ALUMNI FELLOW, HONORED BY THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES An environmental and natural resources attorney and partner at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland, Maag is a leader in Oregon’s agricultural and natural resources community, making a daily impact on the lives of many in the industry. He holds roles as the president of the Oregon Future Farmers of America Foundation Board of Directors and the Cultivating Change Foundation Board of Directors. JOEL PETERSON, ’69 ALUMNI FELLOW,HONORED BY THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Nicknamed “the Godfather of Zin” by the Smithsonian Institution, Peterson has a notable winemaking careerthat includes founding Ravenswood Winery in 1976, being inducted into the Vintners Hall of Fame, having his tools featured in national exhibitions, and serving on numerous vintners and growers associations and boards. Since 2014, he has been a member of the College of Science’s Board of Advisors, having previously served on the college’s Board of Visitors. PATRICIA (PAT) MCDONALD, ’86 ALUMNI FELLOW, HONORED BY THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING For more than 30 years, McDonald has balanced building her career at Intel with serving her community. Known for mentoring early career engineers and championing women’s success in STEM, she has served on the Dean’s Leadership Council for the College of Engineering, as part of the Celebration of Women in Engineering Career Diversity panel and more. ERIC MACKENDER, ’00 ALUMNI FELLOW, HONORED BY THE HONORS COLLEGE Committed to giving back after earning a scholarship to fund his education, MacKender became a financial supporter of OSU and the Honors College soon after being recruited to Chevron. He was named to the College of Engineering’s Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers in 2018 and joined the Honors College Board of Regents in 2014, continuing his unwavering commitment to student support. DANIEL DE LEÓN, M.S. ’22 DON AND SHIRLEY WIRTH YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD With a passion for engineering, De León encourages Oregon Latino youth to pursue STEM education and careers. At Oregon State, he worked to foster a sense of community among Latinx graduate students, and he continues to recruit for OSU engineering graduate programs. He also promotes STEM learning at Portland elementary schools, teaches at Mariachi STEAM summer camps and has been a guest speaker at the Portland Metro STEM Partnership STEMposium and for Hillsboro School District’s Latino Youth Program. LORI RUSH, ’78 JEAN AND C.H. “SCRAM” GRAHAM LEADERSHIP AWARD The founder and president of Rush Recruiting and HR, Rush excels at capturing organizational culture, fostering relationships and helping others — traits that have made her a much-admired OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors member since 2013. She served as board chair during turbulent times of pandemic and university leadership changes. To this day, she drives efforts that maintain and strengthen connections between former board members and volunteers her expertise through OSUAA career programs and the Beaver Caucus. ALUMNI FELLOWS
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