Alumni stories

College of Health

With more than 29,000 alumni across the globe, the College of Health carries out its vision of ensuring the lifelong health and well-being of every person, every family and every community in Oregon and beyond through its most important asset — you!

Aug. 29, 2024
From Iraq to Oregon and beyond
Massarra Eiwaz-Ransom, an applied anthropology and public health alumna, leverages her personal journey as a refugee to enhance the inclusivity of community programming.
Aug. 6, 2024
Honoring former dean Kinsey Bass Green 1938-2024
Dean of the College of Home Economics, now the College of Health, from 1984-2000, Kinsey Bass Green was a recognized expert on public policy, demographic trends, and economic factors affecting the home economics professional and not-for-profit organizations.
May 30, 2024
It’s a beautiful life, built by a hardworking Beaver
Home economics alum visits campus 70 years after graduation
April 2, 2024
Meet Amelia Vaughan, ’07
Life experience fuels passion for community engagement
March 5, 2024
Meet Rachel Culp, MPH ’23
Creating a career in community mental health, health equity
Feb. 20, 2024
HDFS alumnus, NFL star to deliver commencement address
Steven Jackson, 2020 human development and family sciences grad, will return to Reser Stadium on June 15
Feb. 13, 2024
Meet Tyler Chase, ’18
A career change meant pursuing a new degree and discovering his life’s work
Feb. 6, 2024
Meet Katie Hart, MPH '23
MPH alum is committed to community health
Jan. 25, 2024
How Oregon State’s Online MPH program helped Carter Michell level up
Online MPH program yields immediate results for Oregon State grad
Nov. 21, 2023
Kinesiology grad pursues nursing to positively impact her community
Nicole Grady, ’23, is a first-generation student who graduated with a degree in kinesiology and minors in biology and chemistry. Currently a nursing assistant, she says family support was her driving force in pursuing higher education.
Nov. 20, 2023
Oregon’s homeless crisis gets an Oregon State response
Serving the unhoused in Benton County and neighboring areas is a longstanding priority for hundreds of students studying in the College of Health. Alumni and faculty, too, support organizations that serve the unhoused. See how our students, alumni and faculty show up in a big way for the unhoused.
June 6, 2022
Commencement 2022: Silvia Arizmendi
Silvia was accepted for a paid internship with Willamette Partnership during the summer of 2021 and worked with stakeholders in the Corvallis area including Benton County Health Department and Samaritan Health Services to address and reduce health disparities in outdoor settings, specifically for those with disabilities Her public health education is putting her on track to achieve her goal of becoming a physician assistant. Learn how.