Past Award Winners

The Alumni Award of Excellence was established in 1985 and has been awarded to more than 25 distinguished alumni. Past award winners are listed below:

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Year of Award and Name	Occupation at time of award
2021- Dr. Phyllis Lee '57	Social justice, equity and inclusion pioneer. Retired from OSU as their director of Equity and Inclusion and has spent her whole life fighting for social justice.
2020- Micheal Morgan '70	Retired school administrator. Builds furniture and volunteers in his community.
2019- Jer Pratton '68	Retired school administrator. Jer spent his career as a teacher and superintendent in multiple school districts in Oregon. He retired from Hermiston School District and he and his wife Norah reside there now.
2018- Lynn Hamersly '64	Retired from teaching. Passionate about helping others, reading and learning as well as volunteering. Selfless service in both giving personal donations and raising money from others.
2017- Betty Komp '90, '92	Retired representative from Oregon State Legislature. An advocate for education and educators during her tenure in the legislature. Currently serves on the WOU Board of Trustees and is a great supporter of WOU and it's students.
2016- Dennis Tichenor '66	Successful business man, established Education Travel Services, Inc. which helps students travel to Washington D.C. and other historic sites to learn about citizenship. Is also known for his generosity and charitable giving.
2015- Dr. Lance Marr ’93	Medical Doctor specializing in urology. Works at the Portland Clinic and volunteers time to help fund raise and support the men’s basketball program
2014- Charlie Dolezal ’79	Assistant Vice President for Standard Insurance Company, scholarship founder and public speaker
2013- Cori Frauendiener ’67	Director of Education Partnerships at MaPS Credit Union, serves on various boards within the community and state. Also honored as Oregon Business Person of the Year in 2005
2012- Zellee Allen ’93	Founder and Executive Director of Parternships in Community Learning

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**If you know an alum who deserves to be recognized, be sure to nominate them for the Alumni Award of Excellence. Submissions will be accepted from November, 2016 to March, 2017.

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Past Award Winners

The Alumni Award of Excellence was established in 1985 and has been awarded to more than 25 distinguished alumni. Past award winners are listed below:

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