Urban Pioneer Awards

The Urban Pioneer Awards honor community leaders who exhibit many of the ideals taught to students and valued by Collge of Urban and Public Affairs' faculty and community partners.

Recipients are honored for their contributions to the political, social and physical landscape of our region.

Net proceeds of the Urban Pioneer Award event benefit scholarships for students in the College.

2009 Urban Pioneers

Tri Met

Charles Jordan

Albina Community Bank

Save the date! Dean Wallack invites you to the Seventh Urban Pioneer Awards Reception, May 11, 2009. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Oregon Historical Society.

Old friends and new, alumni, facuty, and staff--all will be welcome at this event to celebrate civic leadership in our region. All charitable proceeds benefit talented students in the college through scholarships.

For more information, contact Rod Johnson, Assistant Director of Development & External Relations, at 503 725 4044, or e-mail rod@pdx.edu.

Grand Sponsor

Dean's Circle Sponsors

Community Builder Sponsors

	Larry Wallack & Linda Nettekoven

2007 Urban Pioneers

Gretchen Kafoury

Gerding Edlen Development Company

Portland Gay Men's Chorus

2006 Urban Pioneers

NECA/IBEW Local 48	Williams & Dame Development	Mike Lindberg

2005 Urban Pioneers

Kay Toran

Vera Katz

Dean Gisvold Central City Concern

The first two recipients of the State Treasurer's Urban Pioneer Scholarship Binh 'Jimmy' Le (far left) and Paul Wachana (second from right), pictured with State Treasurer Randall Edwards and CUPA Dean Lawrence Wallack (far right).

2004 Urban Pioneers

L to R: Dee Walsh (REACH Community Development), Donald E. Clark, and Barbara Farrow Walker

2003 Urban Pioneers

Ernie Bonner Former Portland Planning Director	Tom Moyer Developer	Nohad A. Toulan Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs

2002 Urban Pioneers

Neil Goldschmidt Former Oregon Governor Former Portland Mayor	Fred Stickel Oregonian Publisher