Becky Sisley still hasn’t stopped coaching and playing. And her voice has never been stronger advocating for women in sports.
She’s in the UO Athletics Hall of Fame for her contributions over 35 years as a coach, professor, and the first director of womens athletics in UO history. She continues to support womens athletics, funding a full-ride scholarship every year for a softball player from Oregon or Washington.
And now 70, she’s earned worldwide...
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Fourth-grade teacher Donna DuBois, who earned her master’s degree in educational leadership at the UO, has reached the championship level in Oregon. She is the state’s 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year.
DuBois teaches at Camas Ridge Community School in Eugene. Her preparation for teaching began in Utah, where she studied elementary education, child development and literacy. It was her master’s program in the UO College of Education that opened her eyes.
“My classes in educational...
As Fall Quarter began, University of Oregon psychologist Michael Posner was called to the White House. Posner was among nine researchers named as winners of the 2008 National Medal of Science, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to scientists, engineers and inventors.
Posner joined the UO faculty in 1965 and has been hailed by his peers around the world as a leading pioneer who helped shape the field of cognitive neuroscience. Posner today is a professor emeritus, but he...
Tamela Maciel, a University of Oregon student from Grants Pass, has been selected as a prestigious Marshall Scholar. Maciel is the third Marshall Scholar from the University of Oregon in the scholarship program's 55-year history.
"We are very proud of Tamela Maciel and couldn't be happier that she was selected as a Marshall Scholar," said Richard Lariviere, UO president. "She is one of Oregon's brightest students who will go on to accomplish great things in the area of astrophysics,...
Paul van Donkelaar, professor of human physiology, studies the brain’s role in human movement. He uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to study such things as stroke, concussion and cerebral palsy.
Van Donkelaar, while a student, was a member of the University of British Columbia rowing team (1983-87) and...
