Keynote Speaker, Rosalynn CarterPresenting Sponsors:

Supporting Sponsors:
Ames Foundation
Gerding Edlen Development
Jeannine Cowles
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund
Miller Family Holdings
Stevens Printing
Peter and Julie Stott
Media Sponsors:
KOIN Local 6
Oregon Business Magazine
Named after one of Oregon's first philanthropists, the Simon Benson Award was created in 1999 to honor the region's contemporary pioneers of philanthropy.
The annual Simon Benson Awards Dinner offers an opportunity for the community to publicly honor these invaluable citizens with a gala awards ceremony.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Fund for PSU, which includes scholarship support for students. Register online, call (503) 725-8212 or email events@pdx.edu for more information.
Sponsor information:
Faculty and staff ticket information, here.
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| 2007 | Speaker: Magic Johnson | Recipients: Robert K. '63 & Jane K. Morrow '65 MS '77, Robert G. & Sharon L. Miller |
| 2006 | Speaker: Queen Noor of Jordan | Recipients: Gary '67 & Barbara Ames '68, Ken & Marta Thrasher '90 |
| 2004 | Speaker: Walter Cronkite | Recipients: Thomas B. & Caroline P. Stoel, Patricia L. Wessinger |
| 2003 | Speaker: Madeleine Albright | Recipients: Elizabeth H. Johnson, James F. Miller |
| 2002 | Speaker: Rudolph Giuliani | Recipients: Jeannine B. Cowles, Ernest C. Swigert |
| 2001 | Speaker: Bob Dole | Recipients: Peter & Julie Stott, Duncan & Cindy Campbell |
| 2000 | Speaker: Mario Cuomo | Recipients: Mary & Maurie Clark, Don Frisbee |
| 1999 | Speaker: Colin Powell | Recipients: Paul Bragdon, Jean Vollum |