The REU program at the University of Oregon has been around for 35 years with almost 350 students participating dating back to 1987.
A partial list of participating students can be found here.
Several former students had a few things to say about their experience:
Grace Neff – 1989 REU Participant
Worked with Geraldine Richmond
Tom Rush – 1990 REU Participant
Worked with Tom Dyke
Travis Abshere – 1992 REU Participant
Worked with Steve Kevan
Oyinda Oyelaran – 1994 REU Participant
Worked with Dave Johnson
David Skinner – 1994 REU Participant
Worked with Howard Carmichael