| Association President Kim Holloway brings new ideas, fresh perspective |
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She’s a third generation Beaver. A marketing executive. A resident of Portland’s Pearl District. And one of the youngest OSU Alumni Association presidents in recent history. Who better to build connections with Oregon State’s young alumni and increase the Association’s visibility in Portland and beyond than Kim Holloway, ’94, who assumed the presidency in July.
“Kim Holloway brings energy and commitment to the OSU Alumni Association and is focused on beginning the process of executing our recently adopted long-range strategic plan. She also has great ideas and the ability to see a variety of perspectives,” said Jeff Todd, executive director of the Alumni Association.
OSUAA’s new president has a fistful of goals, all aligned with the Alumni Association’s strategic plan, including reaching out to diverse alumni. “Becoming a more diverse and culturally aware university is crucial to the success of Oregon State. |
Diversity is important to me personally and professionally and is also a priority for OSU President Ed Ray,” she said. “I am collaborating with Terryl Ross, director of community and diversity, to discuss how the Alumni Association can play an active role in aligning with President Ray’s goals of preparing all OSU students to succeed in a world of difference. We also want to help make OSU a more welcoming campus for underrepresented populations.”
In an effort to reach a younger, more diverse demographic and increase alumni participation outside of Corvallis, she also plans to help develop a signature event in Portland. “We plan to build something that is held every year and creates a tradition of getting people excited about reconnecting with their alma mater,” she said.
Holloway will focus on building Association membership and will challenge the OSUAA Board to generate a minimum of 200 new memberships this year and also to help the Association promote memberships at home and away tailgaters. Said Holloway, “The best part of this assignment is the opportunity to work with an extraordinary group of people. With so many eager and capable past and present board members and the talents of Jeff Todd and the OSUAA staff, we are incredibly well-positioned to realize the goals of the OSUAA Long-Range Strategic Plan.”
Holloway looks forward to encouraging former board members to become actively involved with the Association. “The college experience is a time of great camaraderie, great fun, great thought and great challenge,” she said. “I think people truly want a chance to reconnect with the place where those experiences occurred. Joining the OSU Alumni Association gives Oregon Staters that opportunity to reconnect to the academic community, friends, athletics and a way of life they remember fondly.”
Holloway, an OSUAA board member for six years, is a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Since graduating from OSU in 1994 in speech communications, she has worked in video and film production and at a dot-com and has spent several years in professional services marketing. For the last two years she has been director of marketing and business development for Jordan Schrader P.C. in Lake Oswego.
Says Holloway, “Jordan Schrader PC is an ardent supporter of Oregon State. Many of our clients — particularly our construction industry clients — are fellow alumni, and we had a great experience sponsoring the OSU vs. USC home tailgater last year.”
Holloway has also volunteered for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Union Gospel Mission’s Life Change Program and SMART. Holloway is an avid fan of travel and athletics — college football and baseball are among her favorites. She enjoys living in the city and looks forward to more Alumni Association events being held in Portland. She said she’s ready for her new position as OSUAA president and excited to get started. “It is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to serve Oregon State and hopefully give back some of what my time there has given me.”
Other Association board officers include Eric Schoenstein, of Portland, who is the new first vice president and treasurer. A 1988 graduate of OSU’s College of Business, he is director of business analysis for Jensen Investment Management. Cara Fischer, Salem, serves as second vice president. She is a 1976 graduate from the College of Liberal Arts and an administrator for Legislative Committee Services at the State Capitol. Greg Ross, Oregon City, who presided over the Association last year, is immediate past president. He is a 1991 graduate in the College of Business who is senior account executive with Western Food Service Marketing.
In addition to new officers, the Alumni Association elected several alumni to serve three-year terms on the board of directors. They include: Diane Merten, ’65, Jean Roth, ’42, and Jim Searcy, ’60, of Corvallis; Jim Clark, Sr., ’82, and Dr. Bob Loomis, ’56, of Eugene; Jason Bratt, ’93, ’95, Lezli Goheen, ’93, and Cathy Marshall, ’82, of Portland; Larry Austin, ’69, of Salem; and John Porter, ’83, of Tualatin.
Alumni Fellows to be honored The founder of the world’s largest maker of graphic processing units, a college president and a seasoned corporate executive will be honored as Alumni Fellows during Homecoming weekend.
They will be recognized during an awards luncheon to be held Friday, Oct. 28 at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center as part of the Classes Without Quizzes program.
Being honored are Jen-Sun Huang, ’84, of Santa Clara, Calif., a College of Engineering graduate and president and co-founder of Nvidia, a world leader in graphics and digital media processors; Roy Hirofumi Saigo,’69, College of Science, president of St. Cloud State University in Minnesota; and James “Jim” Wiggett, ’75, of San Francisco, a College of Liberal Arts graduate and founder and president of Jackson Hole Group, a human resources and executive consulting company.
The Alumni Fellows program annually brings back to campus distinguished OSU alumni, who meet with students, faculty and staff to discuss their careers. This year’s Alumni Fellows will present seminars during Classes Without Quizzes, which is open to the public. For more information and to register, call 877-305-3759 or visit alumni.oregonstate.edu.
The December Oregon Stater will feature profiles of the Alumni Fellows.
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