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Life After Linfield

Departmental Alumni

Linfield's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology was formally established in 2012. Before then, students could either self-design a biology/chemistry interdisciplinary major or earn bachelor's degrees in both chemistry and biology.


The post-graduate pursuits of a selection of recent graduates of the interdisciplinary major (ID) or double majors (chemistry/biology) are:

  • Class of 2019

    • Ana Alfaro
    • Katherine Andersen
    • Kelsey Bruce
    • Angelica Dove
    • Evette Dow
    • Jesus Perez-Romero (Aug. 2019)
    • Jil Rehbein
    • Kelly Schultz
    • Shareeta Senthithasan
    • Atchara Sripeng
    • Itzel Romero (Dec. 2018)
    • Courtney Stroh (Dec. 2018)
    • Sydney Willcox

  • Class of 2018

    • Ashley Clark
    • Shae Reece
    • Sarah Rempelos
    • Austin Requa
    • Hayden Rock
    • Alexis Rollins - Dental Student, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha NE
    • Anna Vanderschaegen
    • Matthew Walser
    • Jessica Woodruff
    • Brandyn Wyatt
    • Tenzin Yangchen

  • Class of 2017

    • Nicole Aguilar
    • Lauren Bishop - Covance Bioanalytical, Salt Lake City UT
    • Damien Cannon - Medical student, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda CA
    • Cody Jackson - Dental student, Oregon Health and Sciences University,  Portland OR
    • Ana Martinez Aguilar
    • Michael Morin - Scientist, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland OR
    • Leslie Perez-Cervantes
    • Jorge Rodriguez
    • Nikita Singh
    • Jacob Smith - Wy'East Post Baccalaureate Program, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland OR
    • Megan Schwehr (Dec 2016) - Medical student, University of Washington, Seattle WA
    • Nalea Trujillo (Dec 2016) - Doctor of Pharmacy Student, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA
    • Henry Wienkers - Graduate student, biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
    • Victoria Wood - Scientist, McMinnville Water and Light, McMinnville OR

  • Class of 2016

    • Robert Beezer - Graduate Student, fermentation science, Washington State University, Pullman WA
    • Adam Hernandez
    • Brianna Norris - Medical student, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, Chicgao IL
    • Daniel Palacios - Technician, CoreEnology, McMinnville, OR
    • Emily Severson
    • Rheese Thompson -  Graduate student, biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC
    • Mitch Vandenberg

  • Class of 2015

    • Kameron Bates
    • Trey Chiu
    • Dana Gibbon  M.S. - Biology (bioinformatics and genomics),  University of Oregon, 2016.  Bioinformaticist, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City MO
    • Victor Gonzalez
    • Piper Jahnke - Dental student, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR
    • Miriam Morales-Ayala - The Oregon Clinic - Medical Scribe

  • Class of 2014

    • Mary (Depner) Herberger - Western University of Health Sciences, medical student
    • Jake Hillyer - Oregon Health Sciences University, medical student
    • Eric Lemieux - University of Colorado, medical student
    • Dr. Morgan (Lushenko) Johansen - (DPT - George Fox University, 2018) - Intern, Select Rehabilitation, Bend OR
    • Daniel Namazi - Skåne University Hospital - Research Assistant
    • Julie Sadino - University of Colorado, graduate student in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
    • David Scheafer - Oregon Health Sciences University, medical student

  • Class of 2012-2013

    • Dr. Amanda Wolf ’13 (ID, DVM - Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames IA, 2017) - veterinarian, Mount Vernon, WA
    • Sean Boedeker ’12 (ID) - ON Semiconductor, Process Engineer II

Alumni Profiles

The W.M. Keck Science Center building on a snow day.
Portrait of Jessenya Mil '19.
The W.M. Keck Science Center building on a snow day.
Discovering a Path Less Traveled
Jessenya Mil ’19 arrived at Linfield interested in the sciences. She found a home for her passion in the biology lab. Today, she's a third-year doctoral candidate in the molecular biology doctorate program at UCLA.
Meet Jessenya
Allison Mason Smith '17 in front of U of A sign
Allison Mason Smith '17 and David Mason '17
Allison Mason Smith '17 in front of U of A sign
Pursuing a Passion
Allison Smith Mason '17 was recently recognized for her work and honored with the Hunter Johnston Memorial Endowment Scholarship. This award is given by the ARCS Foundation to students pursuing a career in STEM.  Allison is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Arizona.
Meet Allison
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"I learned to be a part of a community, and was given many experiences that pushed me past my comfort zone and gave me confidence."
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