In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Posted on July 12, 2023

Honoring those who made lasting impacts on EOU Howard Bailey, Professor Emeritus Dr. Bailey was born Nov. 5, 1925 in Iowa and after a life of activities and accomplishments, passed away in Island City on Oct. 15, 2021. Dr. Bailey served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46. He later earned his doctorate of mathematics and […]


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on August 30, 2022

Weddings Shaylee Nielsen, ’11 and ’12, married Kimberly Judd on Sept. 3, 2021. Nielsen earned her Physical Activity and Health degree from EOU, followed by a Master of Arts in Teaching. She played basketball for the Mountaineers from 2009 to 2011 and was the team’s graduate assistant in 2011-12. She now teaches Health and PE […]


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on December 22, 2021

Keep up with births, marriages and passings of fellow alumni.


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on May 24, 2021

Keep up with births, marriages and passings of fellow alumni.


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on November 6, 2020

Keep up with births, marriages and passings of fellow alumni.


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on May 18, 2020

Get caught up on alumni updates, wedding, births and obituaries for spring 2020.


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on November 19, 2019

WEDDINGS Michael Goings, ’12, and Lindsey Bohard were married on Sept. 7, 2019 in Cle Elum, Washington. BIRTHS Carolyn, ’19, andTim Olmstead welcomed Olivia Olmsted on Dec. 19, 2018 in Tacoma, Washington. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS Robert M. Vancil, ’61, published “April and My Classmates: Growing up in small towns in Northeast Oregon” in 2019. Dori Kite, […]


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on April 25, 2019

WEDDINGS Suzannah Moore, ’08, ’09, ’10, married Patrick Hemann on July 28, 2018 in La Grande, Ore. Suzannah serves on the EOU Foundation Board of Directors and was recently appointed Executive Director of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. Natalie Elizabeth Hattrup married Jaymon Burns Udy, ’10, on August 11, 2018 near Genesee, Idaho. Cody […]


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on April 1, 2018

WEDDINGS Kelsha (McCabe) Erickson, ‘12 eloped with Abram Erickson on December 31, 2017 in Bend. Kelsha is a former EOU Alumni Association board member. Nikki (Osborne) Strock, ’15 and ’16, married Austin Strock, ’17 and ’18, on July 14, 2018 in Selah, Wash. Both the bride and groom earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from EOU. […]


Mountaineer Tracks

Mountaineer Tracks

Posted on March 1, 2018

In Memoriam Maxine Hermens, ’69, passed away Oct. 6, 2017 at age 78 after cardiac arrest at her home in La Grande. Following acute kidney failure while attending her favorite college basketball tournament (WCC), Maxine was on dialysis for two years prior to her death. Maxine earned a degree in elementary education from the University […]