Urban Pioneer Awards

The Urban Pioneer Award honors community leaders who exhibit many of the ideals taught to students and valued by College 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.

2009 Urban Pioneers

Tri Met

Charles Jordan

Albina Community Bank

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