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Homecoming 2025

Plan to join us for Homecoming 2025 on October 10-11!

We will be celebrating all alumni with special reunion events for the Classes of 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015.

Learn more about the honorees

2025 Alumni Awards

Pioneer hall in the summer.
Portrait of Ajeeta Khatiwada.
Pioneer hall in the summer.
Breaking boundaries in physics
Ajeeta Khatiwada ’10 grew up in Nepal dreaming of a career in physics — an ambitious path in a place where research opportunities were scarce and resources even scarcer.
The basketball court inside the Ted Wilson gym.
Portrait of Dan McMillan.
The basketball court inside the Ted Wilson gym.
Leading with purpose
Dan McMillan ’88 never imagined a job he took “because it seemed like a good company” would one day lead him to the top.
An aerial view of the WM Keck Science Center.
Portrait of Steve Pickering.
An aerial view of the WM Keck Science Center.
A lifetime of loyalty
Fifty years after graduating, Steve Pickering ’74 is still all in for Linfield.
An aerial view of the WM Keck Science Center.
Portrait of Kerry Carmody.
An aerial view of the WM Keck Science Center.
2024 Alumni Service Award
Join us in congratulating Kerry Carmody ’73 as this year’s recipient of the Linfield Alumni Service Award. He has been passionate about Linfield for over 50 years.
An aerial view of Linfield's Maxwell Field.
Portrait of Lance Lopes.
An aerial view of Linfield's Maxwell Field.
2024 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
Lance Lopes ’85 is Linfield’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. From a 2-stoplight town in the middle of nowhere where less than 10% of students attended college to becoming Executive VP, General Counsel for the Seattle Kraken.
Pioneer hall in the summer.
Portrait of Miriam Vargas Corona.
Pioneer hall in the summer.
2024 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Miriam Vargas Corona ’14 has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Young Alumnus. Miriam was born in Michoacán, Mexico, immigrated to the United States at the age of nine months, and grew up in Dayton, Oregon.
An aerial view of Linfield's Portland campus.
Portrait of Desi Shubin.
An aerial view of Linfield's Portland campus.
2024 Distinguished Nursing Alumnus
Desi (Neely) Shubin ’96 has been selected as this year’s Distinguished Nursing Alumnus.

Questions?

Want to learn more about Homecoming or the Alumni Awards? We'd love to chat with you.


The Office of Alumni Engagement
Melrose Hall
503-883-2288
alumni@linfield.edu