Ron Tammen '65 was an "accidental" Pacific student, recruited by the famous Charles Trombley. He went on to his own success as a global expert in political science.
The Pacific difference spans generations.聽Kres Pedersen '79, OD '82 and his daughter Amy (Pedersen) Park '08, OD '11 both found personal connections and meaningful careers through Pacific's undergraduate and graduate programs.
Jill (Remiticado) Uyeda '03 helped start Pacific's women's wrestling program. Today, she uses the tenacity she learned as a wrestler and the science she learned as a physics major in her construction career.
The Nov. 15, 1905, issue of聽The Pacific Index聽reported that both men and women were gearing up for a season of the relatively new-fangled game of basketball. Women had participated in athletics at Pacific before. They聽were members of the archery team, and they played on the聽tennis squad with the men.
Growing up, Avery Richardson 鈥�17聽wasn鈥檛 sure his father鈥檚 alma mater was even real. But he followed his father's footsteps and set himself up to pursue his passion for healthcare.