ÿortlanh Observer
A p ril 18. 2012
Page IS
Portland Community College’s Diamond Alums
Group represents 50 years of opening doors
Fifty Portland Community Col-
lege alumni are being honored as
ICC Diamond Alums in tribute to
the college's 50th anniversary.
Skloot; Executive Director of Brooks
Staffing Samuel Brooks; Portland
City Commissioner Randy Leonard;
and English Channel swimmer Karen
specialist, teacher or principal for
such Portland Public Schools as
A dam s, B en so n , C le v e la n d ,
Jefferson and Franklin high schools,
in ad d itio n to C lin to n Street,
W hitaker, M eek, Irvington and
Ockley Green schools,
Even though Berry was being
thanked by PCC, Berry was much
more thankful to the college.
"I’m grateful to PCC," he said.
"Thank you, PCC, for helping me and
thousands of students to acquire the
educational skills necessary to be
come productive citizens in this world
and impacting my life forever."
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Sharon Maxwell-Hendricks, owner and chief executive officer of
the Boanerges Group, receives a Diamond Alum Award from
Portland Community College District President Preston Pulliams.
The list of alumni is long and
diverse. From recent graduates to
older retirees, they were selected
because they all have overcome
adversities, achieved success that
made a difference in the community,
and have opened the doors to op
portunities for others.
"They all each have their own
great story to tell and how the col
lege positively impacted their lives,"
said PCC District President Preston
Pulliams. "The award is a symbol of
those opportunities they received
at PCC."
Some of the winners include
former Portland Mayor and Police
ChiefTom Potter; Oregon State Rep.
Julie Parrish; former state senator
and current Deputy Director at Or
egon Department of Human Ser
vices Margaret Carter; best-selling
authors Heidi Durrow and Rebecca
Gaffney.
The college sought public nomi
nations for outstanding alums with
the goal of honoring 50 people who
exemplify the values of PCC. A panel
of judges from both inside and out
side the college reviewed the nomi
nations and selected the final 50
alums in February.
At the awards ceremony last
month, PCC staff, local leaders and
past em ployees celebrated the
alumni.
Ken Berry is one of the 50 Dia
mond Alums and served as keynote
speaker. Berry worked at KGW ra
dio as a disc jockey in the 1960s
while taking classes at PCC's then
new Sylvania Campus. He gradu
ated from University of Oregon's
Teacher Corps Program and spent
the majority of his 40-year educa
tional career serving as a reading
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