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Portland Observer, January 14, 1982 Page 3 Observer Annual Citizen Achievement Awards Corporate Executive Earl Wantland As president and chief executive officer o f Tektronix, Inc., Earl Wantland has seen the Beaverton-based manu facturer o f oscilloscopes grow from a small shop in Port land in 1946 to a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding SI billion in fiscal 1981. Wantland joined the company in 1955 as an instrument tester and helped set up T e k ’ s first European manufac turing operation on England's Guernsey Island in 1958. He also was instrumental in organizing Tektronix H o l land N .V ., a wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary. W hile president, Wantland has steered Tektronix to a position o f world leader in computer graphics technology and world’s largest supplier o f oscilloscopes. Tektronix now has more than 23,000 employees w orldw ide, with 17,000 in Oregon and southwest Washington. There are 47 Tek offices in the U .S. and representatives in 71 for eign countries. State Government Gretchen Kafoury State Representative Gretchen Kafoury is serving in her third term in the Oregon House, representing District 13 in inner northeast and southeast Portland. She currently chairs the C o m m itte e on H u m an Resources and is a member o f the Committee on Energy and Environment. E a rlie r assignments included L a b o r, E d u c atio n and Aging. Rep. Kafoury’s concerns include domestic violence and women’s issues in general, civil rights, health and mental health care, child care, and gun control. Among the legis lation she successfully sponsored this session was a mar- riuge license tax to fund shelter homes for victims o f do mestic violence. She carried unsuccessful bills sponsored by Lair Share that would have included oil users in state etherization and the Life-Line energy bill, former Peace Corps volunteer to Iran, Rep. Kafoury coordinator for 4-C , worked for the C ivil Rights fliflfl, and taught English as a Second Language. A Banking & Finance Sports Executive Small Business V.F. Booker Harry Glickman Cora Smith Venerable F. Booker is President and Chairman o f the Board o f American State Bank, “ The Bank That Integra tion B uilt.” The American State Bank, which began as a dream in 1969, now has net assets o f SI 5,633,350. Booker’s business career began at the age o f 38, after he read “ How I Turned A Thousand Dollars Into A M il lion Dollars in Real Estate.” He developed a successful real-estate business, and while he did not make the m il lion dollars he developed an interest in finances. The bank was established with a purpose— to stimulate economic development, jobs, investment, homes and a better way o f life. Today three branches serve northeast, southeast and downtown Portland with fully integrated staffs. Harry Glickman, executive vice-president o f the Trail Blazers, began his sports career as a varsity basketball player at Lincoln High School. He tried to be a sports writer but found no opportunities, so he turned to pro moting boxing and professional football. G lick m an began loo kin g fo r an N B A team in the 1950s, but wound up organizing the Portland Buckaroos o f the Western Hockey League. The team finished first seven times in a nine-year stretch. G lickm an brought the T ra il Blazers to P o rtlan d in 1970. T h eir phenomenal cham pionship o f 1977 made Blazermania a factor in Portland life. County Government Don Clark Multnomah County Executive Donald E. Clark is best known for his unique program, ’ ‘ Project Health,” which provides private health insurance for low-incom e per sons, enabling them to use the private medical sector. t lark has served as a M ultnom ah County C om m is sioner, Chairman o f the County Board o f Commissioners and S h eriff. During his years as S h eriff, C lark raised standards to include college requirements and required community service. As Chairman, he appointed D r. Lee P. Brown as Sheriff and then as Director o f Justice Ser vices. Though his terms o f office have been plagued by bud get cuts and tund shortage1, Clark has been consistent in his concern for human services. City Government Charles Jordan Commissioner o f Public Safety Charles Jordan sees as his roll on the Portland City Council the sensitization o f the system to the needs o f those who are disenfranchised. W ith awareness o f his ethnic responsibility he attempts to keep before the Council the tasks that other commission ers might not fed compelled to consider. Among these are developing an effective Minority Bus iness Enterprise program, requiring minority participa tion in cable television, establishing a program to aid ref ugees’ adjustment to life in Portland. Jordan pushed affirmative action certification to allow agency heads greater opportunity to hire minorities; es tablished neighborhood profiles to ensure that funds are distributed in an equitable wav; established an outreach program through the M etro p o litan H um an Relations Commission that placed youth workers in the parks. He doubled the number o f minority police officers. Cora Smith is owner o f "C ora Smith Hair Design” in downtown Portland. She became interested in modeling while a student at Roosevelt High School. After classes at P o rtlan d State U n ive rs ity , Pacific School o f Beauty, John Powers Modeling School and others, she took spe cial classes in the United States and Europe. Her salon offers full services, with a staff o f eleven. C o m m u n ity activities include m em bership in the N A A C P and the U rban League, Bethel A M E C hurch, Jack and Jill o f A m erica, and D elta Gamma M others. She was selected by the prestigious Fashion G roup, Inc., as one o f ten outstanding Women and Men o f 1980- 1981 Northwest Trendsetters for her trend-setting leader ship and panache representing the diverse Northwest life styles. Community Service Edna Robertson Edna Robertson is Coordinator for the Northeast C trict Office o f the C ity’s Office o f Neighborhood Orga zations and is responsible to the Northeast Coalition Neighborhood Organizations, a board representing t citizens o f north and northeast Portland. Ms. Robertson’s duties are to ensure that citizens i aware of pending city actions and are involved in decisii making, to provide technical assistance, to explain t budget process, to serve as a liaison between the City ai the 63,000 residents o f the area. Her estimates on behalf o f citizens go far beyond h job description. She lends a listening ear, finds resourc for persons in need, has set up a clothes closet for Sout east Asian children, finds food for the hungry, aids tl senior citizens. Always concerned about education, she was an acti member o f the Community Coalition for School Integr tio n , is on the P r in c ip a l’ s A d viso ry C o m m itte e f. Hayhurst School. She is a member o f the Black Unit« and o f Bethel A M E Church.
