Category Archives: Alumni

The Class Notes section of the Reed magazine Spring 2009 reports on some Reed chemists: Arlene Blum ’66 was one of six individuals selected for a Purpose Prize in 2008. The prize recognized the extraordinary contribution she has made during … finish reading Class Notes from Reed magazine Spring ’09

The Spring 2009 issue of the Reed magazine contained an article about the launch of Reed’s Centennial Campaign, “The Quest for the Future.” A companion to the article, “Profiles in Generosity” (p. 15 print, p. 5 online), features Josh Kurzman … finish reading Josh Kurzman ’07 (Reed magazine Spring ’09)

I recently discovered a stack of Reed magazines in my office that go all the way back to Spring 2009. Even though they sport titles like, “How the Humanities Saved Reed,” they also contain a wealth of information about Reed … finish reading Catching up with the Reed magazine

I’ve been running into Casey again and again these last few months. First, there was the announcement card that I received last summer informing me that she had successfully defended her doctoral dissertation (her advisor was the noted Princeton organometallic … finish reading “Doctor” Casey Jones ’05 returns to Portland

About two years ago Kristen Grauer-Gray ’07 journeyed to Tanzania to work as a Peace Corps volunteer. A few days ago she wrote to a large number of friends to inform them that she’s counting the days until her return. … finish reading From Reed to Tanzania and back again

Matt recently wrote to his thesis adviser, Pat McDougal: “I wanted to let you know that I recently became Chris Vanderwal’s first PhD at UC Irvine, and I am starting a new position at Pfizer, Groton next week.  I had … finish reading Matt Dowling ’02 joining the Pfizer team

Hassan has informed us that he will be leaving his position in the Portland office of Schrodinger, Inc., this summer to begin studying medicine at USC.

I just got off the phone with Jeremy. His chemistry colleagues at USD had recommended tenure for him earlier in the year and the university’s trustees gave their stamp of approval in May. Jeremy will be on sabbatical in 2010-11. … finish reading Jeremy Kua ’96 promoted at U San Diego

We just received this happy news from Seth, “It is official, I have a ‘life sentence’ at Cal Poly.  Thanks for the grounding and push in the right direction.” It’s nice to see hard work rewarded. Congratulations Seth!

Jordan informs us that he has joined the chemistry faculty at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He will be an assistant professor in the chemistry department and will be working on raising his family and earning tenure. Jordan writes, “the … finish reading Jordan Katz ’99 to teach at Denison