Hattie (Fannings) Gaskin ’39 came to ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University in 1935 after graduating from Portland’s Jefferson High School. At ½ðɳÓéÀÖ, she was actively involved with the Heart of Oak Yearbook, the publications council and the Theta Nu Alpha sorority, and she built relationships with friends who would remember her their entire lives.
It was a Commencement Day like few others: Skies darkened, creating a contrast to the glowing sense of accomplishment felt by students and their families.
Gaby Villegas '16, a business administration major, excels as a young professional due to a strong work ethic and a keen ability to maximize available resources while attending high school and college. Read about how she turned a college internship into a career.Â
In 1869, when the nation was just beginning to heal from the Civil War, Harriet Hoover Killin became the first woman to graduate from ½ðɳÓéÀÖ, joining two men to make up the university’s fifth graduating class.
Autumn Davis MBA ’19, Breanne Davis ’16, OT ’19, and Carmel Nichol ’16, MSW ’17 completed a family triple play when Breanne was awarded her doctorate in occupational therapy. She was the third triplet in the family to earn a graduate degree from ½ðɳÓéÀÖ.