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News and Stories | Class of 1970

Swann's Song: Advocating For Better Oral Health

2024 51�Թ� Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award winner Brian Swann '70 continues to advocate for oral health & carrying that care to underserved populations.

Alumni Award Winners Eddie Carrillo '15, MA '17; Rhony Bhopla MFA '22 and Jim Fittzgerald '68

51�Թ� To Honor Seven Distinguished Alumni

Seven outstanding alumni will be presented with Pacific Unversity Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, David & Sandy Lowe Outstanding Alumni Service Award and Emerging Leader Award this October during Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Scott Pike '68, OD '70 To Receive Massih Prize

The former College of Optometry faculty member is recognized for his longtime service to the optometry profession and his work to provide eyecare to underserved populations.

Rachel Harshorn SLP '19 works with children

Modeling Success

Clark ’65, MSEd ’70 and Rae Peters ’65 found love at Pacific — love of teaching, love of speech, and love of each other. And more than 50 years later, they’re not letting go.

Carkner Family Makes an Enduring Impression on the College of Optometry

One of the most prominent names connected with Pacific’s College of Optometry is Carkner, and the connection began before the beginning.

Scott Pike ’68, OD ‘70 Honored For His Devotion to the Underserved of Guatemala

Scott Pike '68, OD '70 has been awarded the 51�Թ� Alumni Association 2020 Outstanding Alumni Award.

Ian Cheslock OD '21 wrote his grandfather's name in the wet concrete.

John T. Cheslock's Name Joins the Golden Guard, Via His Grandson

Third-generation Pacific optometry student Ian Cheslock honored his family legacy by signing his late grandfather's name into the Golden Guard sidewalk.

Pacific Says Mahalo to Aunty Edna

Nā Haumāna O Hawai‘i honored a very special alumna, mentor and friend — “Aunty” Edna Gehring (nee Doar) ’70, MSEd ’72 — at its presents its 58th annual Lu’au in 2018.