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\"Faith
Faith Nickerson, ’21<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When you have a great-grandma (Faye Adams Howell, \u201931) and a great-great grandma (Nell Colton Parker Sieg Grant, \u201930) who were both among the first students at your alma mater, you know the blue and gold roots run deep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith Nickerson graduated in June 2021, and became the fifth generation of her family to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EOU has been part of Nickerson\u2019s childhood long before she became a student herself. Her mom, Kathy Howell Nickerson, \u201992 and \u201993, brought Nickerson to campus for bike rides and to walk the family dog, while her grandma, Patti Clarke Howell Stinnett, \u201971, brought the kids to on-campus art shows and plays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nickerson’s great-grandma, Zona Parker Clarke, \u201982, attended first grade in the basement of Inlow Hall while Zona\u2019s mother took some of the first classes the university offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All told, Nickerson was at least the seventh person from her family to graduate from EOU. They celebrated with a backyard party after watching the livestream ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completing her biology and chemistry requirements through remote learning presented a real challenge, and Nickerson said she\u2019s been grateful for support from her family. Greater access to in-person labs and research boosted her through the final terms of her degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was nice to have that interaction back this year,\u201d she said. \u201cNot necessarily how I planned to end my four years of college, but a nice way to be able to see people and communicate with those professors for the last time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She hopes to pursue her interest in ecological biology and work for a nonprofit or the U.S. Forest Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of where she lands, Nickerson said she can count on the firm foundation she gained at EOU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[My family] tell me stories of these places on campus where I\u2019ve actually been,\u201d she said. \u201cIt adds a special significance to EOU.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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