Lewis & Clark College: Oral History Project
Since Spring 2014 students in History 300 (Historical Materials) have been interviewing alumni, faculty and staff for the Lewis & Clark College Oral History Project. The interviews document and celebrate the rich history of the college through the collection of spoken memories. This is a joint venture of the History Department, Alumni and Parent Programs, and Watzek Library's Special Collections and Archives.
Woodard, Keith (1989)
Keith Woodard graduated in 1989 with a degree in history. He started in 1968 at Lewis & Clark, took an extended leave of absence to pursue his athletic career at the professional level, and eventually returned to finish his degree. Keith is very interested in Northwest American history partly because his grandfather wrote a history on Native Americans in the Northwest. Although he was born in Washington, Keith moved to Portland when he was six and grew up in the area. Despite the fact that many colleges were eager to recruit him in high school, Keith ultimately choose Lewis & Clark for its small class size among other factors. At Lewis & Clark, he was a track and field athlete, and this passion for running helped to nurture his future career: coaching. Although he enjoyed both positions immensely, Keith remarked that he feels that he has had more success as a coach than as an athlete. Keith worked as a coach and later director of the Cross Country and Track & Field programs at Lewis & Clark, his alma mater, until he retired in 2019.
2017-03-02
Zhao, Shelley (2010)
Shelley Zhao was born and raised in Nanjing, China. She attended a public high school there, and her mother encouraged her to apply to college abroad. She decided to attend Lewis & Clark because the school gave her the biggest scholarship. While at Lewis & Clark, she was part of the international student government, ISLC, where she helped organize the International Fair every year. She was an RA in Forest, and was also part of the Math Club. She graduated in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in Mathematics. She attended UT Austin for Actuarial Mathematics. She then began working in that field in Portland, Oregon, where she continues to work and live today.
2010