1970s
Charles Wiseman ’70, J.D. ’73 has opened a new law office in Hillsboro, concentrating on litigation, aviation law, and general practice. He recently completed a term as president of the International Comanche Society, an aviation association with more than 4,000 members.
Richard L. Young ’70 received a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary in May. Before entering the seminary, he served as a partner and practicing physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. He has accepted a call from the Division for Global Mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to serve as pastor of the Emanuel Parish of the Lutheran Church in Guyana and medical director of the National Medical Outreach Mission of the Lutheran Church of Guyana. Richard has been a resident of Elko, Nevada, for more than 15 years.
Signa Carlson Haygarth ’73 and Tom Haygarth were married July 14 in Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Signa is a plumbing estimator for Consolidated Supply. Tom Haygarth is a sales manager for IFR in Wichita, Kansas. The newlyweds live in Portland.
Cynthia Buhl ’74 participated in a human rights fact-finding delegation to Colombia with U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Jon Schakowky of Illinois. The trip was sponsored by the Washington, D.C., Office on Latin America. Buhl has been McGovern’s legislative director for five years.
John "Giff" Gates ’74 is the owner and general manager of Gates Home Furnishings in Grants Pass, which was recently named the National Furniture Retailer of the Year by the National Home Furnishings Association. He has worked for the family-run business for 26 years since graduating from Lewis & Clark.
Leslie Grove ’75 moved to Kailua, Hawaii, after the recent death of her husband, Charles. She works for Pacific Health Research Institute. Grove happily reports that she runs into Lewis & Clark alumni Diane Kelly ’75 and Bruce Clark ’75 at her aikido club.
Sharon Madsen ’75 lives in Stevenson, Washington, where she writes songs, sings, and plays guitar. Madsen, an art teacher at Stevenson High School and Wind River Middle School, cosponsored a Jeff Searles Band concert in July.
John Taylor ’75 and his wife, Holly Webber Taylor ’78, have started two new businesses: Auto World of Manassas—which sells, services, and repairs vehicles in Manassas, Virginia —and Zero’s Sub and Pizza in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Evelyn Frerks Dugan ’77 is working at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Toby Padgett ’78 has started her own company, Baroness Petsitting, in Tigard.
Steve VanMouwerik ’79 lives in Portland and is the chief operating officer for Anderson Hay and Grain, a company that exports forage products to Asian cattle and dairy markets. The company’s cornerstone is exporting straw residue, considered one of Oregon’s worst environmental problems, from the Willamette Valley. VanMouwerik says the export of straw residue has reduced field burning by 80 percent.
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Susan Hereford ’70 has been appointed to a two-year term on the board of directors of the Oregon Newspaper Foundation, a branch of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. 
Rebecca Dimond Carpenter ’73 is former Senator Mark O. Hatfield’s administrative assistant. She obtained her master’s degree in writing from Portland State University in December 2000.
Joanna Cook Chinen ’74 was appointed the 2001 president of the College Woman’s Association of Japan, an international nonprofit organization of women volunteers committed to education and cross-cultural exchange. Current members, more than 650 women, represent more than 30 nations.