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From College Sweethearts to Blue & Gold Legacies
In a cozy corner of the Library on EOU’s campus, longtime alumni Mary Jo Lemon, ’66, and her husband Terry Lemon, ’69, reminisced about their memories as adults, students, and children. “I remember my mother bringing my sister and me to her office and just playing in the halls of Inlow,” Mary Jo said smiling....
Mounties Show Their Support for EOU This Season and All Year Long
“I give to the Foundation in support of The Voice because I believe no college or university is complete without a student newspaper. For decades, The Voice and The Beacon before it, informed and represented the student body – creating valuable content for a specific group of students attending the university at a particular point...
Mounties, Alumni, and Friends show their support for EOU
“Maya and I support the EOU foundation because we know how important the success of the university and its students are to our local communities. As alumni, EOU has had a huge impact on both of our lives and we feel an obligation to pay it forward to help current and future students develop and...
A legacy of care
Caring professors and coaches made a lasting impact on Wilda Stratton, ’72, and now she’s determined to pay it forward. Stratton and her husband Marcus Watt have set up a $2 million estate gift to the EOU Foundation that will benefit women in STEM fields and student-athletes. Adding this legacy to their will ensures a...
Donor Spotlight: Linda George Jones
When she started teaching in 1971 the 2nd graders in her class called her Miss Linda, but after she married Ray Jones, Linda (ne’e George) Jones, ’71, became Mrs. Linda.
Donor Spotlight: Patrick Nearing
A former Foundation President invites peers to support co-curricular opportunities.
Donor Spotlight: The Haddocks
Becoming like sisters--and teammates--who give together, stay together.
Sponsor Spotlight: Banner Bank
The Banner Bank Track became the first sponsor-named facility on campus this spring.
Donor Spotlight: James Gorham
Part of something bigger A new business in his old hometown inspired James Gorham, ’95, to get involved in the EOU Foundation. Now, more than 10 years later, the business is thriving and Gorham is a member of the EOU Foundation Board of Directors. After graduation, he earned his master’s in physical therapy and opened...
Donor Spotlight: Linda and Herb Jolliff
It all adds up One good teacher can make the difference between loving math or hating it. But for Herb and Linda Jolliff, ’66, a calculus professor at EOU taught them even more. The two met in Leroy Damewood’s class in 1963 and graduated together three years later. “We met and got to know one...
Donor Spotlight: Denver and Jean Ginsey
A numbers game A love for baseball and talent for athletics in general guided Denver Ginsey from student body president at La Grande High School to Eastern Oregon College in 1946, and his aptitude for math and science kept him in the game long after graduation. Denver, ’48, and his wife Jean, and her two...
Donor Spotlight: Ted and Mary Brown
They’ve got a spark in them The late Ted and Mary Brown bequeathed a bevy of interests to their three children. Ted, who taught at EOU, studied for a master’s in entomology and followed his passion from teaching Spanish, to anthropology, to education courses, and leading outdoor recreation groups. Mary worked on campus as an...