54 ForOregonState.org/Stater ouR commuNity FRANK MILLER ALUMNI NEWS EDITED BY > SCHOLLE MCFARLAND DR. HELEN DIGGS, DVM ’85, SC.D. ’08 (HON.) Dr. Helen Diggs was named Senior Director for North America for AAALAC International, an association dedicated to improving the worldwide welfare of animals in science and education. She will lead and oversee the association’s accreditation activities in North America. Until 2019, Diggs worked at OSU in roles including attending veterinarian, director of the Laboratory Animal Resources Center and professor in the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. She was honored in 2008 as an Alumni Fellow. Amazon and barnesand noble.com. Ronald Johnson, M.S. ’03, published Devotional Thoughts on the Lord’s Supper, Offering, and Prayer, available from Amazon and from Basic Bible Truths Publications (basicbibletruth.org). Harry Le Grande, Ed.M. ’78, vice president emer‑ itus of the University of California, Berkeley, was appointed to the Califor‑ nia Community Colleges Board of Governors. Scott Lowe, M.S. ’98, was appointed dean of Boise State University’s Gradu‑ ate College. Suzanne Moore, ’90, M.S. ’95, president of MOORE ESSAY CURE (essaycure. com), published RIGHT My College Application Essay. Phil Harding, ’87, now serves as a principal research scientist for Am‑ azon after 12 years at OSU as the Linus Pauling Chair in Chemical Engineering. Barbara Iverson, ’82, owner of the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Wooden Shoe Vineyards and Red Barn Hemp in Woodburn, Oregon, was honored with the 2023 Leadership Alumni Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences. Greg Johnson, ’99, pub‑ lished his first mystery novel, The King of Charnley Farm, available from a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin‑Madison, where he earned his master’s degree. Amy Earls, ’10, published her first young adult fantasy novel, The King’s Feather, available at amyearls.com. Gretchen Evans, ’69, was honored when her painting, Disappearing Woman II, was selected to appear in the de Young Open 2023 exhibition, celebrating San Francisco Bay Area artists. The ex‑ hibition will be on display at the de Young museum through Jan. 7, 2024. Bryce Fowler, M.S. ’23, and Lynn Gumpinger, ’22, M.S. ’23, were awarded highly compet‑ itive Knowles Teacher Initiative Fellowships, which provide support to early‑career math and science teachers for five years. Fellows become part of a national network of innovative teachers, participate in professional development and receive up to $50,000 in financial support. Christine Verges Gacharná, ’93, managing partner and creator of Martha Stillwell Anderson, ’83, retired as a senior editor and analyst after more than 34 years with the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. Brandon Brown, Ph.D. ’97, published Sharing Our Science (MIT Press), a guidebook for STEM practitioners looking to effectively communicate their work to a broader audience. Learn more at bit.ly/sharing-science. Jeanne Carver, ’78, founder and president of the Shaniko Wool Compa‑ ny, was inducted into the College of Agricultural Sciences Hall of Fame for her work championing sustainable livestock farming. Charlie Cook, ’58, was honored with the 2023 College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Alumni Legacy Award for his passion for food safety and commitment to erasing the discon‑ nect between academic training and practical industrial food safety. Dennis Dimick, ’73, former executive editor at National Geographic, won
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