Alumni
Dedicated to Community
“I am the first in my family to get a college degree and the only one to get a law degree,” said Daniel P. Santos JD’85. “After finishing my bachelor’s degree, I worked for eight years — first in migrant education in southern Oregon and then for the Oregon Migrant Education Service Center in Salem — before I returned to school for my law degree.”
Santos was attracted to a variety of law specialties in school. “What fascinated me, though, was that I didn’t have to become a courtroom lawyer,” he said. “I could use my degree in public policy and administration.”
Students
Like Father, Like Daughter
Jocelyn West JD’04 credits her father, Judge Greg West JD’72, with influencing her to go to law school. Judge West graduated from Willamette, practiced law in Salem and recently retired from the Marion County Circuit Court. The younger West said she was impressed that, “Dad really liked what he did and people really respect him because he’s a judge.”
Faculty
Master Teacher and Scholar: Hitting the 300-Yard Drive
Willamette roots run deep and strong in Rich Hagedorn’s JD’73 life. It’s no wonder he’s one of the few Willamette College of Law graduates to become a tenured professor at the law school — and one of the most beloved and celebrated teacher/scholars in the school’s history.
