Alumni Association

Ron Clark '83, Past President

Ron earned his B.S. in Social Science from WOU in 1983. He then went to law school at Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College graduating cum laude, and received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1987. He is a Partner at the Portland, Oregon law firm of Bullivant, Houser, Bailey where he focuses his practice on Litigation (insurance coverage, bad faith, product liability, general tort defense). Ron’s wife (Kathy Selberg ’83) is also a WOU alum, and they live in Beaverton with their two children, Nathan and Kelcee.

Ashley (Zentz) Fink '07

Clark Hamor '77, Secretary

Clark earned his B.A. in Education from the University of Montana in 1958. He then went on to receive his Masters in Library Science from the University of Michigan in '66 and his Masters in Education from OCE (now WOU) in '77. Clark spent 36 years as a library/media specialist with experience at the K-12, community college, and university levels. Since his retirement in 1994, he has been volunteering his time with Western Oregon University, The University of Montana, Marion County Sheriff's Office, Travel Salem, and as a Salem Chamber Ambassador. He and his wife Donna (also a WOU alum) reside in Salem and have 2 grown children Craig, and Cheri.

Nick Hurley '96

Nick earned his BS in American Sign Language/English Interpretation from WOU where he worked for 4 years in the Residential Life program. He went on to earn his Masters of Education in College Student Services Administration from Oregon State University in 1999. Nick has been a Police Officer for the past 11 years focusing efforts on Greek students-Police relations and overuse/abuse of alcohol. Nick served on The Partnership a community coalition to reduce alcohol related issues. In his free time Nick enjoys ocean fishing and is completing his Merchant Mariners Masters Captains license with the USCG.

Paul Kyllo '79, Vice President

Paul Graduated with a B.S. in Math Education in 1979. He is a UniServ consultant for the Oregon Education Association (OEA). He has worked for OEA since 1992 working out of the Redmond, Roseburg and Salem offices. His current assignment is working with school districts in the Mid-Valley Region and the OEA Retired organization. Paul is currently on the WOU Alumni Board serving as recording secretary, and sits on the church council at Faith Lutheran Church in Keizer, Oregon.

Nick Mausen '67, '72, Ex-Officio

Nick married Patricia Benton ’68 in 1968. He has two daughters and two granddaughters. Nick taught Language Arts and was a counselor and coach for 4 years. In 1971, he began a 31-year administrative career in public education, first as a principal, then as Director of Student Services. Nick is now retired and has an educational consulting business in Salem.

Patrick Moser '96

Thomas "TJ" Presley '07

TJ earned his B.S. in Business from WOU in 2007. He played Baseball for the Wolves and was also a member of the WOU Business & Economics Club. He is a Production Supervisor at Precision Castparts in Redmond, OR and resides in Bend, OR. He is also the Co-Founder of the Kalan Morinaka Memorial Golf Tournament, which raises funds for college scholarships and ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) research.

Tara Preston '10

Jon Scheirman '99

Lisa Scheirman '99 '00

Lisa is a Realtor and has been since 2005. She also has been a police officer since 2000. Lisa ran cross country at WOU and continues to run competitively with an all women's running group out of Salem.Lisa met her husband, Jonathan Scheirman, at WOU and they recently had their first son in October of 2010. Lisa is active in her church and helps to lead small group classes, such as marriage classes and Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Lisa also enjoys gardening and water sports.

Ron Thiesen '75 '82, President

Ron currently serves as Development Director for Community Outreach in Corvallis, Oregon. After graduating from Western he taught in Bend and Germany for DODDS, he and his wife Sandra operated Campus Connection, a college sportswear shop at Oregon State for 23 years as well as Anything Printable a screen printing and embroidery business. Ron serves as President of the Vina Moses board of trustees, past president of Rotary, and a board emeber for the Chamber of Commerce. He and Sandi enjoy traveling and spending time tat the beach.

Mary (Abushaar) Trolan '73, '90

Mary is an English Language Acquisition Specialist withthe Salem-Keizer School District in Salem, OR. She is also a SIOP trainer for the district. Previously, Mary worked for Central District 13J as a Language Arts/ESL/ French teacher at the high school. Mary is involved in community activities and is an avid supporter of human rights and peace and justice issues. Mary enjoys traveling, reading and babysitting grandchildren.