David Alexander

David Alexander Tribute

May 26, 2014

One year ago on May 23, the University lost beloved biology professor David Alexander after his two-year battle with cancer. He taught on The Bluff from 1995-2013 and received the Becky Houck Award for Excellent Advising in 2013. The University Museum has created a memory tribute to David with a slideshow on the Museum blog at http://tinyurl.com/opzlfwr. For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu.

Service For David Alexander

June 17, 2013

A memorial service for David Alexander will be offered on Saturday, June 22, at 11 a.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher, with a reception to follow in St. Mary’s Student Center. Refreshments will be available. All faculty and staff are welcome to pay their respects to Alexander, who passed away after a two-year battle with cancer on May 23. For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

David Alexander, 1957-2013

June 3, 2013

Biology professor David Alexander passed away on the evening of May 23, after a long battle with cancer. He had served the University community since 1995 by teaching classes and working on a number of campus committees. He was well known as the advisor to many University of Portland students who went on to medical or dental school, and his work in that capacity was recently acknowledged with the awarding of the Becky Houck Advising Award. He will be missed. Please remember David and his family in your prayers.

An American Dream—an opera by librettist/Portland Magazine editor, Jessica Murphy Moo, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by OperaLab Japan in Tokyo (November 2024) and Manhattan School of Music (December 2024).

Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for this year’s production of Nordic Fire for the Portland Revels that is playing at the Alberta Abbey from December 13 through December 22. He also is designing the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s production of The Maltese Falcon based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which plays at the Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego from January 3 through February 9.

Lizhong Hao, Business, presented “The Impact of Auditor and Client Bargaining Power on Audit Pricing: A Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Approach.” The 2024 Corporate Behavior and New Development of Financial Markets International Conference. Chongqing, China. November, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, was a discussant and participant at the International Congress on the Future of Theology ‘Legacy and Envisioning.’ Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Vatican City. December 9–10, 2024. Aihiokhai was also a discussant and participant at the General Assembly of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). Rome, Italy. December 8 – 13, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed the training requirements to be certified in the DiSC assessment on December 19, 2024. The DiSC assessment is a powerful tool that helps individuals and teams improve communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics by providing insights into behavioral and communication styles. If you’d like to explore using the DiSC assessment for your individual or team’s leadership development, please contact Dave Houglum.

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