Fall 2023 55 DAVE CHO, ’18 A co-founder of CHO Wines, Dave Cho saw his sparkling wine CHO 2017 Brut Rosé ranked 83rd out of 21,000 blind-tasted wines in The Enthusiast 100 List of 2022. CHO Wines was also named among the 10 best new wineries of 2022 in USA Today’s Readers Choice awards. The first Korean-American wine- maker in Oregon, he and his wife, Lois, are developing 77 acres in the Willamette Valley into a high-elevation, sustainable vineyard. Learn about tours and tent tastings at getchowines.com. ALAN NGUYEN, ’23 Alan Nguyen was named the nation’s top collegiate graphic designer in the College Media Business & Advertising Managers’ annual competition, as well as in the 2022 Pacemaker Awards, sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press. He served as creative lead of the student-run Orange Media Network, overseeing designers that produced advertising and visual content for the Daily Barometer; OSU’s student fashion magazine, DAMChic; and Beaver’s Digest. Nguyen spent this summer as an audience engagement intern for the Los Angeles Times. Scott Sabin, ’84, celebrated 30 years as the CEO of Plant With Purpose, a San Diego- based, Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to reversing global poverty and environmental damage (plantwith purpose.org). Lauren Sankovitch, ’21, a mas- ter’s student in engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, was named a 2023 recipient of the American Geosciences Institute’s Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship. Isaac Seumalo, ’17, right guard for the Philadelphia Eagles, played in his second career Super Bowl in February. The Eagles lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. Mike Truong, ’17, creator of the All the Homies Network on YouTube (bit.ly/allthehomies), won a James Beard Media Award for the video “Restaurant Takeover featuring Matta” about two Portland food cart owners. Seth Warren, ’98, published his first book of poetry, Midlife Fondue: Poems, avail- able through Amazon. Amber Yonamine, ’17, was named a member of Hawaiʻi’s 71st Cherry Blossom Festival court. Corey Yraguen, ’92, CEO and president of Precision Build Solutions, LLC, joined the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Board of Directors. To share your good news with the Oregon State community, email stater@osualum.com. Mark W. LeChevallier, ’78, M.S. ’80, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2023. Barbara Maidment, ’68, Ed.M. ’72, has been appointed to the Small Business and Franchising Subcommittee of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, representing the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand. Pamela (McCain) McDill, ’16, was featured in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Women of Wildlife series for her work in the Kentucky Ecological Services Field Office. See the story at bit. ly/mcdill-wow. Luke Musgrave, ’23, former OSU football tight end, was picked by Wisconsin’s Green Bay Packers in the second round of the NFL draft. Jeremiah (Jay) Nelson, MPH ’13, was promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. Thuc Dennis Nguyen, ’84, MENG ’92, received a Board of Governors honor from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020, as well as a lifetime achievement award for youth community service in Los Angeles County. Wauren Ochs, ’22, published a guide to living with bipolar disorder titled, My Chaotic Mind, available on Amazon and through her website waurenochsbooks. myshopify.com. COURTESY OF CHO WINES AND THE ORANGE MEDIA NETWORK U P D A T E S
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