Dick Allen, Class of 1954
Dick Allen, ’54: Dick graduated medical school in 1965, completed residency training in 1969, and began practice in Portland. He was elected President of the Multnomah County Medical Society, 1985, and President of the Oregon Medical Association, 1988, appointed to Governor’s Commission on Healthcare and worked with John Kitzhaber to develop the Oregon Health Plan. Elected to AMA’s Council on Medical Educaion and then elected Chair, Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (the accreditating body for all post-doctoral specialty training in the U.S.). In 2007, he was awarded the AMA’s highest achievement honor, the Distinguished Service Award, and is the only Oregon physician to receive this award. He has been named the Oregon Doctor-Citizen of the Year, and twice received the OMA’s presidential citation.
As Chair of the ACGME he developed their strategic initiative committee which developed standards of competency for all medical specialty trainees in the UlS.,and then developed standards for National resident work hours. Then, as Ass’t Dean for GME at OHSU, he developed a re-entry program for trainees to maintain licensure. For this, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Aside from his medical career, he has also been active in the community. For example, as an U of O alum, he has served as President of the Oregon Club of Portland, and the UOAA. He served 20 years on the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol, serving as President, 1979-81, Chaired the Multnomah Athletic Club Balladeers, and in 2022 served as President of the Lang Syne Society of Portland. He has also served in a number of positions at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
As Chair of the ACGME he developed their strategic initiative committee which developed standards of competency for all medical specialty trainees in the UlS.,and then developed standards for National resident work hours. Then, as Ass’t Dean for GME at OHSU, he developed a re-entry program for trainees to maintain licensure. For this, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Aside from his medical career, he has also been active in the community. For example, as an U of O alum, he has served as President of the Oregon Club of Portland, and the UOAA. He served 20 years on the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol, serving as President, 1979-81, Chaired the Multnomah Athletic Club Balladeers, and in 2022 served as President of the Lang Syne Society of Portland. He has also served in a number of positions at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Doug Capps, Class of 1961
Doug Capps, ‘61: Doug attended the University of Oregon, graduated from Portland State University, earned a master’s degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and a law degree from Northwestern School of Law.
Prior to retirement, Doug held executive-level positions in local, regional, and state government agencies, and has been a consultant in public affairs and community/government relations, principally focused on urban planning, development and transportation issues. He has served in leadership positions on several local nonprofit boards dedicated to Portland’s community, cultural and civic life, including the Portland School Board and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral’s governing board.
Doug and his wife, Liz Stavney, ’61 live in NE Portland and will be a fourth generation Grant family when their grandson enters Grant.
Prior to retirement, Doug held executive-level positions in local, regional, and state government agencies, and has been a consultant in public affairs and community/government relations, principally focused on urban planning, development and transportation issues. He has served in leadership positions on several local nonprofit boards dedicated to Portland’s community, cultural and civic life, including the Portland School Board and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral’s governing board.
Doug and his wife, Liz Stavney, ’61 live in NE Portland and will be a fourth generation Grant family when their grandson enters Grant.
Tom Grant, Class of 1964
Tom Grant, ’64: Tom is an instrumentalist, singer and entertainer. He was taught by his musical father to play piano and drums, and learned about music styles by listening to records at his father’s record store. His brother, Mike, ’60, is also a professional musician who has worked with George Harrison of The Beatles.
During the 70s, Tom worked with Jim Pepper on the classic song “Witchi Tai-To”; played with Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Charles Lloyd, and drummer Tony Williams; and toured worldwide. In the 80s and 90s Tom became known as the father of the Smooth Jazz sound with several number one recordings on the Smooth Jazz charts.
Tom supports a number of charities. He is one of the original pianists of the ten Grant concerts in Portland and Seattle, organizes an annual concert for a non-profit feeding the disadvantaged, has supported Grant through performances for the alumni association, and has created a foundation for a student in the music department.
During the 70s, Tom worked with Jim Pepper on the classic song “Witchi Tai-To”; played with Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Charles Lloyd, and drummer Tony Williams; and toured worldwide. In the 80s and 90s Tom became known as the father of the Smooth Jazz sound with several number one recordings on the Smooth Jazz charts.
Tom supports a number of charities. He is one of the original pianists of the ten Grant concerts in Portland and Seattle, organizes an annual concert for a non-profit feeding the disadvantaged, has supported Grant through performances for the alumni association, and has created a foundation for a student in the music department.
Amelie Hastie, Class of 1984
Amelie Hastie, ’84: Professor Hastie joined the Amherst faculty in 2010 as the founding Chair of the Film and Media Studies Program. She serves as the Faculty Director of the Schupf Fellows Summer Program. Her research and teaching focus on film and television theory and historiography, feminism, and material cultures.
Amelie was awarded her BA, Literature and Society from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; an MA, English and Comparative Literature, Modern Studies Program from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; PhD, Modern Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author of “The Bigamist;” “Cupboards of Curiosity: Women, Recollection, and Film History;“ “Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder; “ Duke University Press’ “SpinOffs” series, as well as essays for professional journals.
She has been the recipient of awards and honors from Hendrix College, University of California-Irvine, and University of Southern California.
Amelie was awarded her BA, Literature and Society from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; an MA, English and Comparative Literature, Modern Studies Program from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; PhD, Modern Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author of “The Bigamist;” “Cupboards of Curiosity: Women, Recollection, and Film History;“ “Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder; “ Duke University Press’ “SpinOffs” series, as well as essays for professional journals.
She has been the recipient of awards and honors from Hendrix College, University of California-Irvine, and University of Southern California.