John L. Phillips Jr. ’48
Because of high school, the guy performed toward his cornet/trumpet and done that have moving bands from the Portland city. The guy registered Reed about slip away from 1941, continuing their music and you can sporting activities when he read when you look at the earnest. Regarding the springtime of 1943, his Enrolled Set-aside Corps device try titled so you can energetic obligations inside the World war ii. Once detailed studies just like the good bombardier-navigator-however, no handle-the guy returned to civil lives. The guy hitched Elaine Conrad plus they oriented a small home from inside the Portland, where they increased the twin sons, Greg and you can Jeff.
John completed their bachelor’s and you will master’s level within Reed, and you can continued their semi-expert audio career while the a trumpet member and artist into Bill Becker moving ring. He including instructed 7th grade for a few years. He approved a report fellowship at School off Utah, as well as in 1953 is actually issued good PhD education. During the 1955, John is designated manager out-of testing and you can counseling on agency from mindset from the thing that was then Boise Junior University (now Boise State College). He had been later on appointed dean away from children and you may chaired the department out-of public sciences. When one to place is actually reorganized because of its certain sales to your an effective university, John are picked as the chairman of its therapy agency, a situation he would inhabit until his old-age out-of Boise State University 20 years after. If you are at Boise State, John composed 9 courses. Their partner, Elaine, died inside 1998, and you may John was lasted
John Pokorny ’71
Created inside Schuyler, Nebraska, Jack received an excellent bachelor’s for the political technology from the University of Nebraska, and later earned a coaching certification in the Humboldt Condition University within the Arcata, Ca. The guy had a king out of research within the liberal degree at the Reed, and you can educated during the Merced and Coverdale, Ca, Corvallis, Oregon, and at this new Nebraska Penitentiary within the Lincoln. He had been together with an author to own route NETV into the Lincoln, and soon after worked for the family organization, Pokorny Petroleum for the Schuler.
In the midlife, Jack become and come up with willow containers and you can turned into a regular musician. He adored new Pawnee Indian society around the Schuyler city and you will compiled the materials to own their bins- river willow, insane plum, dogwood, and other grasses-in the Platte River area. For over 3 decades the guy ended up selling their baskets all-around the nation and you can appreciated fulfilling and you may developing dating with folks whom bought all of them.
Fred Age. Palmer ’52
Created into the Portland to Lowell (Elt) and you will Eugenia Palmer, Fred grew up in Exotic, Oregon, in which brudene Israel their dad tily, in addition to Fred’s a few younger siblings, Patricia and you will Janis, gone to live in Baker Town, in which Elt coached regarding the senior high school and you may instructed wrestling. It was the nice Anxiety, minutes was indeed difficult, and you will Fred a lot of time remembered long lasting cool winter seasons in the place of enough clothes. The guy graduated away from Baker Senior high school and you will registered new navy to possess 2 yrs which have tabs on browsing university on the G.I. Bill.
At the Reed, he majored inside sociology and you may authored their thesis, “Household members Solidarity while the a catalog of Societal Disorganization,” which have Prof. Howard Jolly [sociology 1949–70] telling.
Marcia Grein Pennington ’49
Marcia grew up in San Pedro, Ca, and you will spent their own early age inside Quick Area, South Dakota, and you will Portland, Oregon. She satisfied Frank Pennington ’48 off Seattle, Arizona, while browsing Reed, as well as stayed to one another until Frank’s demise in 2001. Marcia finished from the College or university off Rochester that have a degree inside the mindset. As the a great university partner, she implemented Honest so you’re able to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in which he educated biochemistry during the Coe University, and later in order to Chico, California, where he was a teacher on California County School. Whilst in Chico, Marcia received her scholar education when you look at the English away from CSU and you can educated English indeed there until their particular senior years. Marcia’s strong belief regarding importance of studies impelled their unique to begin the Frank Pennington Memorial Scholarship regarding CSU University of Sheer Sciences. Marcia and you may Frank was indeed enthusiastic photographers; after advancing years they traveled and you may photographed views globally. She’s survived by the their son, David Pennington; their unique daughter, Adriane Pennington Borgias ’79 ; along with her child-in-law Brandan Borgias ’79 . Their own grandde the 3rd generation about nearest and dearest to visit Reed.
