Category Archives: Faculty & Staff

Randiefest 2014!

Posted on September 6, 2014 by jfry

Our beloved stockroom manager of many years, Randie Dalziel, is retiring this fall. It’s hard to imagine this building without him whistling around the hallways, and we want to send him off in style! Randie will give a “seminar” (his … finish reading Randiefest 2014!

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine, December ’13

Posted on July 10, 2014 by alan

Portland is in the middle of its first blast of summer. A good time to cool off with some news from last December’s issue of the Reed magazine. The magazine’s focus was on the beautiful new PAB (Performing Arts Building) … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine, December ’13

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine, September ’13

Posted on June 23, 2014 by alan

The solstice is upon us and summer has officially arrived. The long days provide lots of time for reading and catching up with the September 2013 issue of the Reed magazine …

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine, June ’13

Posted on June 4, 2014 by alan

The tents have been built. The class banners have been hung. Alumni are walking around campus. ReedFayre ’14 is less than 12 hours away. Let’s see what the June 2013 issue of the Reed magazine was telling us about Reed … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine, June ’13

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Reed’s First Chemistry Professor

Posted on May 28, 2014 by alan

A colleague shared a yellowed, crumpled page from a book, “A Half Century in Chemistry at UCLA, 1932-1982” by Francis Blacet (Acad. Pub. Services, 1987). On this piece of paper was a short biography of Prof. Thomas Conger Morgan (1874-1940), … finish reading Reed’s First Chemistry Professor

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine, March ’13

Posted on May 27, 2014 by alan

There’s a tall stack of magazines on the table in my front hallway. It grows and grows from August until May, and only then does it lose some height. I recently rescued “Pathogenius,” the March 2013 issue of the Reed … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine, March ’13

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Arthur F. Scott Professor of Chemistry Ron McClard Retires

Posted on May 16, 2014 by alan

Thirty years is a long time in Professor Years. When Ron McClard joined the Reed faculty in 1984 chemistry was being taught in the old chemistry building, a leaky, cold structure with broken plumbing, inadequate office space, and poorly equipped … finish reading Arthur F. Scott Professor of Chemistry Ron McClard Retires

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Welcome to the world, Andrew Frederick Hicks

Posted on March 10, 2014 by alan

About 4 years ago, well make that nearly 5, this blog published a Happy Birthday greeting to Reed Aleksander Hicks. He was celebrating his first birthday and also learning to deal with life on the move. Reed and his parents … finish reading Welcome to the world, Andrew Frederick Hicks

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Fry team to monitor air quality at Brooklyn yard

Posted on November 19, 2013 by alan

Six decades ago, upset by noisy railroad trains and diesel fumes in the Brooklyn rail yard (that’s SE Portland, not the ‘other’ Brooklyn), residents obtained a court injunction limiting the operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific). According … finish reading Fry team to monitor air quality at Brooklyn yard

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine, December ’12

Posted on June 21, 2013 by alan

The December 2012 issue of Reed Magazine, “Logophilia,” turned its gaze on Reed’s longstanding love affair with words. Words and books were looked at from several angles, but lovers of Olde Reede will especially appreciate two articles on calligraphy, “Rediscovering … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine, December ’12

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