Class of 2007

Chris Benjamin ’07
Cancer Research Training Award,
National Institutes of Health
Biology major; Chemistry minor

A research fellow in the Pediatric Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute, Chris directed research on the effect of screening drugs on neuroblastoma cell lines and the use of gene expression profiling in the fight against pediatric cancer.

Kendra Loebs ’07
Thomas J. Watson Fellow
Biology major

Spending a year traveling in Morocco, India, Thailand, Japan, and Tonga, Kendra (pictured in blue) has combined her interests in biology, cultural and religious beliefs about the body, and alternative medicine to study how manual therapies such as massage and hands-on healing are used to treat chronic pain.

Steven Hackett ’07
Senior Sales Assistant,
Samuel Aaron International
Communication Studies major

While at Puget Sound, Steven completed internships in public relations and marketing, including one with fashion house Marc Jacobs. Today he lives in New York City, working with one of the leading makers of fine jewelry in the world.

Libby Concord ’07
University of Bristol
Music Education major

Libby, shown here in front of the University of Bristol music building, completed her senior thesis on the translation of ancient Irish music and is now pursuing a master's degree in British music history, writing her dissertation on the music criticism of George Bernard Shaw, and performing with Bristol's University Singers.