Patty Reksten was director of photography at The Oregonian for 12 years. She came to the newspaper in January 1998 after 14 years as a professor at the University of Montana School of Journalism. Her students placed in CPOY and the William Randolph Hearst Photojournalism Contest. She was recognized with the Robin F. Garland Award for outstanding teaching by NPPA in 1997. Before teaching Reksten worked as a reporter, photographer and editor at various newspapers. During Reksten’s tenure, The Oregonian photographers and picture editors won numerous awards, including a Newspaper Photographer of the Year title and various picture editing awards in Pictures of the Year International (POYi). The newspaper itself was a runner up in the Best Use of Photography category. The Oregonian staff also regularly placed in national and regional SND, SPJ and ASNE competitions. Reksten has taught at Stan Kalish Picture Editing Workshop, the Missouri Photo Workshop and the Mountain Workshops and has twice served as a judge for POYi. She is now a member of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Center for Photography, a new organization that has recently opened the I Witness gallery.