SWOCC students named to All Oregon Academic team

Published 5:00 pm Thursday, March 13, 2014

COOS BAY — Two Southwestern Oregon Community College students have been chosen for Gov. John Kitzhaber’s 2014 All Oregon Academic Team.

Kaitlyn Fallon and Tim Edingfield will go to the Salem event with SWOCC president Dr. Patty Scott on April 22.

Fallon, originally of Roseburg, is studying speech pathology. She’s the Associated Student Government activities director, president of the Golden Z Club and is involved in projects raising money for children with cancer, clothing for a homeless teen shelter and is a volunteer with the Special Olympics. She has received scholarships from Marshfield High, the Miller Foundation, the Ford Family Sons and Daughters program of the Ford Family Foundation. She’s also a Phi Theta Kappa member.

Fallon is the first in her family to earn a college degree. She plans to finish her associate’s degree this spring. Next year, she plans to transfer to the University of Oregon to pursue her master’s in communication disorders.

Edingfield, an Arizona native, studies business at SWOCC. He is the Associated Student Government’s volunteer services director, president of SWOCC Phi Theta Kappa, assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 153, member of the Nurturing Coalition Board and Rotary, SMART reader, chair of the Van Jam Committee and a student tutor and mentor. He’s also an Eagle Scout and received a scholarship from the Miller Foundation.

Edingfield will finish his associate’s degree in June. He wants to continue to Portland State University’s online business management program in order to stay in the area to work with the downtown association and local rotary groups to improve the local economic structure.

Fallon and Edingfield have both been on the Dean’s list.