Mary Virnig

Six New Pilots Hall of Famers To Be Inducted Sept. 29

August 31, 2018

The University is inducting six individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Bryan Bothwell ’00, men’s track/cross country; Stephanie Lopez Cox ’07, women’s soccer; Lauren Orlandos Hanson ’02, women’s soccer; Richard Hunz ’82, men’s track; Bill Lavelle ’84, baseball; and Buzz Stroud, athletics meritorious, will be honored at a banquet on Saturday, September […]

2017 Pilot Baseball Diamond Dinner: Saturday, March 11

March 2, 2017

There is limited space available for the 2017 Diamond Dinner, Pilot baseball’s premier event, taking place on Saturday, March 11. The dinner will be held in the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center and will feature Portland baseball alumni Gus Little and Travis Vetters as guest speakers. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the social and […]

2014 UP Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

September 1, 2014

The University of Portland athletics department has inducted Roman Borvanov (men’s tennis), Jim Dortch (basketball/baseball), Shannon MacMillan (women’s soccer), Wally Panel (basketball/baseball) and the 2002 Pilot women’s soccer team into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The five inductees will be honored at a banquet on Saturday, October 4, with a reception at 6 p.m. and […]

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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