On June 2, 2008, longtime UP music professor Philip Cansler passed away after a brave battle with brain cancer. He came to UP in 1980 and quickly became well known for his trumpet playing, but of course he was particularly remembered for his performances at Pilot basketball games as he conducted the pep band. Phil’s […]
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From Our Past: Pilot Soccer Stars Go For Gold
On August 1, 1996, two University of Portland athletes led the United States Olympic women’s soccer team to a 2-to-1 victory over China to win the gold medal. A goal by Shannon MacMillan in the 19th minute and the game-winner by Tiffeny Milbrett (pictured) in the 62nd were the only goals scored by the U.S. […]
From Our Past: Fr. James Fogarty, C.S.C.
Father James A. Fogarty, C.S.C., died on July 7, 1965, at age 66. He had served at the University from 1926 to 1964 as a professor of economics and was still living in Christie Hall at the time of his death. Some years earlier he had established, from his personal patrimony and from other gifts, […]
From Our Past
Father Louis M. Kelley, C.S.C., president of the University from 1928 to 1934, died on February 8, 1964, at the age of 79. During Father Kelley’s administration, the University granted its first baccalaureate degrees to six bachelors of arts in 1929; he also presided over Columbia University during the worst years of the Great Depression. […]