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A 29-year career culminating in the Office of the Surgeon General started with optometry school at Pacific. “Pacific was, and still is, a small school where, instead of being a number, you can become an individual," said Col. John Pyle OD '64. "I had a really good time there.”

Alumni Jim and Mary Fair Berglund are among Pacific’s most generous supporters, and daughter Julie Berglund Baker is following their lead.

"I wouldn't be in the place I am if it wasn't for them," says Clint Rodreick '06, MAT '08.

Melissa Lowery '09 created a feature-length documentary, "Black Girl in Suburbia," about the experience of growing up Black in suburban Oregon. She continues the conversation, working in Portland-area high schools.

51���� helped launch George Long '63 on a 38-year career in weapons and defense — plus, the Athletic Hall of Fame inductee is still playing tennis.

Dorothy Schimke '64 came to Pacific when she was 4, when her father was head of the Chemistry Department. She's stayed part of the Pacific family throughout her lifetime.

Alex Winn PharmD. '10 will receive the Alumni Association's Young Alumni Leadership Award during Homecoming 2104 on Oct. 3.

Lifelong connections keep Bob '64 and Sunny (McGowan) Iboshi '67 connected to their alma mater.

Named in honor of the late Dr. Massih, the award recognizes a Pacific graduate who has served the optometric profession with distinction.

Pacific alumnus Alexander “Sandy” Farquhar '65 shares his exceptional life stories, from being in the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame to helping with the first moon landing and launching secret satellites.

Don Metzger '66, O.D. '67 returned the tail of the original Boxer statue to 51���� this summer. Watch him recount how he got the tail and why he returned it 40 years later.

There are activities in life we take for granted. Simple activities like walking, breathing, even running can often be overlooked. However, there are many who don’t have permanent access to these skills. Alumna Jackie Mrachek ’00, PT ’02, PT ‘03, helps make these activities possible for the disabled.