Betty Komp

Retired Oregon Legislator & Public School Administrator

Representative Betty Komp currently presides as chair of the Western Oregon University Board of Trustees. Rep. Komp first became connected with WOU in her mid-30s when she was looking for a life change and decided to attend college. She transferred from Chemeketa Community College to Western and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1990. She began teaching at Woodburn High School and later earned a master’s to become an education administrator. Frustrated by federal education mandates, Komp decided to run for public office and won a seat in Oregon’s House of Representatives, serving from 2005-2017. Komp joined WOU’s Board of Trustees in January 2017 after retiring from her position in public office.

Email: kompb@wou.edu

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Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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Betty Komp

Retired Oregon Legislator & Public School Administrator

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