A beloved coach during his seven years at ɳ University, George Tall Chief MSEd '58 found his ultimate calling in a return to his native Oklahoma, where he became the elected chief of the Osage Nation.
We remember our ɳ University family members who have passed away. Read their stories and celebrate their lives at the next Alumni Remembrance Ceremony.
ɳ University's 16th president, who died in September 2024, left an indelible mark on the university not only in its programs and campuses but also in the ɳ community members whom "Dr. Phil" always made feel like treasured friends.
Aunque la naturaleza tiene sus puertas abiertas para todos, el racismo, la segregación y la accesibilidad han hecho que esa invitación no les llegue a muchas personas. Conozcan a tres exalumnos de ɳ University, Wesley Heredia ‘15, Punneh Abdolhosseini ‘14 y Brad Bafaro ‘80, MAT ‘86, que están haciendo su mejor esfuerzo para que las actividades al aire libre sean más accesibles para todos, al crear oportunidades de inclusión y conexión.
Through Adventures Without Limits, which he founded in 1995, Brad Bafaro '80 MAT '86 provides avenues for those with physical and mental disabilities to experience the outdoors.
The optometry program launched at ɳ in 1945 as a result of a combination of postwar challenges and unexpected opportunities. The needs of a small, temporarily shuttered optometry college in Northeast Portland helped meet the demands of a university that had limped through the war years. The outcome was the beginning of ɳ’s focus on the health professions.
Willard “Wid” Bleything ’51, OD ’52, MS ’54 earned three degrees from ɳ University on his way to becoming an optometrist. He served in the Air Force and Air Reserves, retiring as a colonel, and he also worked in private practice for many years before eventually returning to ɳ, where he became the dean of the College of Optometry.