Carol Yetter, BS ‘65 Speech, comes from a legacy of Ducks; her great-grandfather graduated in the first four-year class, and both her late husband and her children attended the University of Oregon.

For Ducks Ross and Kayla Krempley, a mutual love of track and a love story that begun in a chilly cooldown tub at Hayward Field. Ross graduated in 2001 with a degree in psychology and 2002 with a master’s in educational leadership.

For Bryan Rojas-Arauz, MS ‘19 Counseling, Family & Human Services, PhD ‘21 Counseling Psychology, what was supposed to be a six-month stay in the US instead became a new home.

Discovering a love of scholarship and research, Mavis completed their master’s degree in prevention science at the College of Education and is currently working towards a PhD in the same program.

When Chieh-Yu “Tom” Chen (PhD ‘17 Special Education) came to the United States from Taiwan to pursue his PhD, he was faced with adjusting to a new language and culture.

For Joseph Stevenson, MS ’86, PhD ‘86, being the first black man to graduate from the Educational Policy and Management doctoral program (now Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership) didn’t come without challenges.

Recently named CEO of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Rubicon Programs, Carole Dorham-Kelly, MS ’03, PhD ’05, (who goes by “DC”) credits her time as a Counseling Psychology student with helping to develop her holistic approach to helping others.