“Being a dentist is not only about doing the perfect cavity preparation, it’s not only about making someone smile. It is a platform that enables me to do good for my community and that is what I value the most out of my career and hold closest to my heart,” says Dr. Olesya Salathe, the winner […]
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Milestones
FSAA Milestone Update!
more...Meet Us at Salishan Resort July 16, 2016
Save the date for the third annual Ford Scholar Alumni Association summer get-together, set for Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Salishan Resort in Gleneden Beach near Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast.
more...Year at a Glance
The 2015 year at a Glance:
more...Corvallis Earth Day Event
William Fallihee, FSAA Board Member Rebecca Fallihee and Class of 2007 Ford Opportunity Scholar Danielle Davis helped set up a fun run for the Beyond Earth Day event in Corvallis on April 20.
more...Clackamas Earth Day Event
FSAA Board Member at Large Danielle Currey from the Class of 1999 gathered four Ford volunteers to help clean up Cascade Heights Public Charter School in Clackamas, Ore., on Saturday, April 18. The school does not have a budget for regular janitorial services.
more...Eugene Earth Day Event
Holly Scholz from the Class of 1998 invited local alumni and Ford Scholars to join her at the OSU Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale in Eugene on Saturday, April 18.
more...Salem Earth Day Event
Ford Scholar Alumni Marshall Curry, John Cheney and Nelya Drofyak helped set up a Youth Garden Educator Workshop at Marion- Polk Food Share in Salem as part of Earth Day festivities on April 17.
more...Alumni Serve Their Communities During Earth Day Events
Many ambitious alumni put the Ford Scholar Alumni Association Vision Statement, “Connect where you are; lead where you live,” into action during various Earth Day community service events throughout the state in April.
more...Alumni Welcome Autumn During Fifth Annual Pumpkin Spectacular
Sporting their festive purple T-shirts, Ford Scholar Alumni appropriately met in front of a giant purple Minion made of hay during the fifth annual alumni fall get-together and pumpkin spectacular at Bauman’s Farm and Garden in Gervais, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 26.
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