TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
Hatch Named Distinguished
Engineer at OSU
Strong
Becomes a
Super Chef
by Michele Taylor, Eugene Weekly
In February 2003, Oregon State
University will honor David Hatch for
his dedication to increasing the number
of Native American students on
campus, his outstanding contributions
to civil engineering, and his voluntary
services to his community.
David Hatch
It’s a cop, it’s a fireman - no, it’s
Super Chef Jack Strong.
This name is fast becoming
known to many. Jack’s name first
appeared in The Register Guard in the
Entrée section, where he showed that
a delicious meal could be prepared for
$10 or less.
Next, he appeared in the
Northwest Palate food magazine,
when an article was published on
Adam’s Place, where he is employed
as assistant executive chef. After that,
he was on the cover of the Lane
Community College Winter Term
2002 Catalog.
Jack has participated in many
other events. He was invited to
Portland to cook with other top chefs
from around the state earlier this year.
He’s one busy person.
We just wanted everyone to
know how proud we - his father- and
mother-in-law, Billy and Nora, and the
rest of the Moore family - are of him.
David was appointed to Siletz
Tribal Council last year for a term that
ends in February. At the same time,
OSU will induct David into its
Academy for Distinguished Engineers.
The qualities the university recognizes
in him are the same qualities he
contributes to the Siletz Tribal Council
and community.
Twenty five years ago, David was one of the few Native Americans at OSU
pursuing a degree in engineering. After he graduated, he joined the university’s
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He helped
establish the Office of Indian Education to support Native Americans during their
studies. Today, their presence on campus is almost double the national average.
David is equally dedicated to environmental issues. Two years ago, he
co-founded the Elakha Alliance to return sea otters to the Oregon coast. The
organization represents collaborations between the Oregon Zoo, the Oregon Coast
Aquarium, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland State
University, OSU, and the state’s coastal tribal governments. To establish safe
havens for the animals, David sits on the governor’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council.
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and the National Congress of
American Indians have endorsed the Elakha Alliance. Ecotrust honored David as
a finalist for the 2001 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership in Conservation.
David combines his passions foreducation and the environment with Salmon
Camp and Sea Otter Camp. He developed these hands-on environmental studies
programs with scientists from OMSI and donates his time every year to lead
American Indian middle school and high school students through them.
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Ron Hoiness coached the Quinault High School Elks eight-man football team
to the state playoffs, where the team took third. (Photo by Kevin Hong of The
Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash.; reprinted with permission.)
Ron Hoiness, Siletz Tribal member and head football coach, guided Quinault
to a league championship and a state B-8 semifinal berth in his first year as
head coach, was honored by his peers as the league’s Coach of the Year.
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Note: “Hoiness New Football Coach at Quinault” was printed in the July
2002 issue of Siletz News.
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