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Distinguished Alumni:
Rosaria Haugland
First in her family to graduate from college, Rosaria Haugland won the Distinguished Alumni Award from Lane Community College in 2010. In April she will receive an Outstanding Alumni Award from the American Association of Community Colleges.
Rosaria earned a doctorate in biology from the University of Milan and a doctorate in biochemistry from Syracuse University in New York. In 1975 she founded Molecular Probes with her husband. They conducted pioneering research in florescent probe development. They enrolled in Lane’s Small Business Management Program in 1983 and won the Business of the Year award in 2001 and the U.S. Small Business Administration Tibbetts Award in 2002. The company became a world leader in fluorescence-based technology and a multimillion-dollar business. In 2003, they sold the company to Invitrogen.
An ardent volunteer, Rosaria has served on the Lane Foundation Board of Trustees since 2004. She is on the leadership team for the $23 million Opening Doors campaign. She has given generously and inspired other major gifts.
She also established a scholarship for single mothers. “What’s closest to my heart is education, especially helping women get an education,” she says.
“Lane Community College is a great place. It helps people change their life for the better and increases the quality of life for the people of Lane County.”
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