The impetus for Sueann Brown to enroll in the UO’s Historic Preservation Program came in large part from attending the UO’s preservation field school in Italy. “That month in Oira … changed my life,” says Brown, now the lead historical architect for the National Park Service’s Pacific Northwest Region. “Obviously they taught me a lot about historic structures and cultural landscapes, but for me the most important lesson that summer was the example … provided of how we should live our lives—spending time doing things we are passionate about. It was the last inspiration I needed to apply for grad school.”

Read Sueann Brown's full profile on the A&AA 100 Alumni Stories site.

Above: Sueann Brown, MS ’07, at the backcountry Saint Andrews Cabin in Mount Rainier National Park. Photo by Saylor Moss.