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Gordon Haller '72: The Inaugural Ironman

The world's most famous triathlon is the Ironman World Championship in Hawai'i. The event's first champion, Gordon Haller '72, emerged first of a small field that competed in the inaugural event.

Portraits of Dick Anderson '72 and WInsvey Campos '17

Pacific Alumni Campos '17 and Anderson '72 Start Careers in Oregon Legislature

�鶹Ӱ�� is well represented in the current Oregon legislative session, thanks to the first-time elections of a Republican senator and a Democratic representative.

exhibit from the Contact lens Museum showing colored lenses in a red velvet lined box

Pacific Optometry: The Year We Made Contacts

The earliest contact lenses were made of glass and could be worn only for a few hours at a time. Today’s contact lenses are engineering marvels, and Pacific’s College of Optometry is at the vanguard of contact lens research and design.

Pacific Says Mahalo to Aunty Edna

Nā Haumāna O Hawai‘i honored a very special alumna, mentor and friend — “Aunty” Edna Gehring (nee Doar) ’70, MSEd ’72 — at its presents its 58th annual Lu’au in 2018.

black and white portrait of Doug Weberling '72, OD '74

Doug Weberling '72, OD '74 Named Recipient of 2016 Kamelia Massih Prize for a Distinguished Optometrist

Dr. Weberling received the honor at Pacific's spring commencement on May 21, 2016.

Mad Dog 20/20

At their 30th class reunion in 2003, his classmates honored his efforts by unveiling the Mad Dog Scholarship Fund. The fund reached the endowment level in 2009 and offered its first scholarship to an optometry student in 2010.

Circle of Friends

A passion for Pacific earns four new members a place in the President's Circle, honoring the university's $100,000 lifetime donors.