N ovem ber 25, 1987, Portland O bserver, Page 5
W alker, Chatman to
Receive Awards for
Service to Youth
Troy Beyer:
From Rebellious Runaway to
Socially Conscious Actress
Actress Troy Beyer o f "D y n a s ty " fame, has led a life as dram atic as the
pi ime tim e series she has starred in .
Beyer, w hose Black M oslem m other and Jew ish father divorsed w hen
she was very young, recalls, "T h ere was a tim e w hen I was a very confused
little chocolate g ir l." The 23 year old explains that she was a very rebellious
and strong w illed child, m ainly due to her acting debut at age three on
"S esam e S tre e t." " I w as out there perform ing, and I knew that m y m oney
w as paying the r e n t," she recalls. She " g o t a little u p p ity " and ran away
from hom e w hen she c o u ld n 't have her w ay. " I just needed a little discipline
u ntil I could get out on m y o w n ," Beyer says. She g ot that discipline at
age 12, w hen she w en t to live w ith her father in Idaho.
As the only Black student at her school in Idaho, she g o t her first taste
o f racism w hen her W h ite boyfriend o f tw o years was "p re s s u re d " to break
up w ith her, and a W h ite girl at school called her a derogatory name. How
ever, the love and support o f her parents and nine brothers and sisters, in
cluding half Asian and half-Spanish siblings, taught her, " I d o n 't have to
w o rry about w ha t it's like to be any c o lo r."
Beyer, whose acting credits include S h ow tim e Cable's "U n c le Tom 's
C abin" and the m ovie, "D is o rd e rlie s ," says o f her career, " I d o n 't w an t to be
a star, I w ant to be an a rtis t.” The socially conscious actress also w ants tc
help troubled teens and becom e a U S. senator one day to "g iv e som ething
track" to the w o rltj.
Carmen W alker and Vern Chatm an have been selected to receive the
first annual Bow m an A w ards to be presented by Jefferson High School to
recognize persons in the co m m un ity w ho have w orked w ith the c o m m u n ity's
T ro y B e yer o f " D y n a s ty " fa m e , re ve a ls h o w she re c o v e re d fr o m a
tr o u b le d c h ild h o o d to fin d s u c c e s s in a c tin g .
Galaxy of Stars to Sparkle on UNCF Telethon
Jones.
Tickets fo r the perform ance are now on sale at Jefferson in the b oo k
keeper's office from 8 a.m . to 4 p.m . daily.
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The awards, nam ed in honor o f Dolores and Joseph B ow m an, w ill be
presented during the finale o f’ the opening n ig ht perform ance o f "H e llo ,
D o lly !" December 3, 1987. The public is invited to the perform ance w hich
features several o f the co m m un ity's m ost talented young people. '
A cco rding to Nate Jones, principal,- it has been the goal o f Je ffe rso n's
Project Pride since its inception five years ago to im prove student achieve
m ent, attendance, and behaviof. "W ith o u t the support o f the co m m u n ity,
Project Pride w o u ld not be w ha t it is to d a y ," he said.
"W e have established the Bow m an A w ards to recognize the e ffo rts o f
those w ho e xem plify the goals o f the p ro je c t," com m ented M r. Jones. He
w ent on to say th a t the w inners dem onstrate a special kind o f dedication.
Dolores and Joseph Bow m an have w orked in the Portland schools ser
ving youth fo r m ore than 40 years at King Elementary School, Roosevelt
High S chool, W a s h in g to n High S chool, M onroe High S chool, Portland
Evening High School and Jefferson. C urrently Mrs. Bowm an is the vice
principal in charge o f student services at Jefferson and Mr. Bow m an is the
prinicipal o f the Portland Evening High School.
Carmen W alker is being honored fo r her lifetim e dedication to young
people as a teacher, counselor, and volunteer since her retirem ent from J e f
ferson's counseling departm ent a fe w years ago. She has been instrum ental
in Project Pride's inception and im plem entation.
Vern Chatm an is being recognized fo r his service through the Urban
League, particularly fo r his e ffo rts in coordinating the Career Day each fall.
"W e urge you to see w ha t promises to be another outstanding p ro d u c
tion and join us fo r the presentation ceremonies opening n ig h t," stated M r.
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