Travel Talk: Travel to Ireland with Irish Native, OSU Alumnus and Traveler, Elizabeth Bell, 90'
Why is Ireland such a popular tourist destination? Explore the natural beauty, stunning landscapes, culture and more in this stirring and informative webcast with Irish native Elizabeth Bell, ’90.
Bell grew up in Northern Ireland and she returns each year, still discovering new things that she has never seen before. Since retiring, Bell has found a sense of purpose from traveling the world.
This is your chance to learn about Irish culture and history while previewing the destinations of two OSUAA Group Travel trips this summer:
Coastal Gems of the Emerald Isle, departing June 2025.
Celtic Classics: England & Ireland, departing August 2025.
Join us for a Travel Talk that will inspire and prepare you to visit Ireland.
About the speaker: Elizabeth Bell, ’90, was born and raised in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, a small village in County Tyrone famous for its Irish linen. She attended protestant girls’ schools during the 1960s, when the Northern Ireland civil rights movement was taking off and rioting and assassinations led to The Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict.
She left to attend university in Nottingham, England, where she met her husband, Chris Bell (retired associate dean of engineering). The pair moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, before Chris was invited to spend a year at Oregon State — they stayed for 44 years, raising three children.
After earning a second degree in accounting from Oregon State, she had a 20-year career as a health care administrator at The Corvallis Clinic. Since retiring, Bell raises funds to support doctoral STEM candidates at Oregon universities and spoils her two grandchildren.