Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast 2015
drum Major for Justice Award
Keynote speaker
Benjamin Chavis
Mayor Charlie Hales
Police Chief O’dea
Secretary of
State Kate Brown
Senator Ron wyden
Patrick Quinton, PdC
Bob Susee
Jerry Foster
The Skanner drum Major for Justice Award was presented to the Albina
Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform. The Rev.
Leroy Haines, Phd, accepted the award on behalf of the coalition.
Roland Iparraguire and dr.
Karin Edwards
Rector deborah Brown
The Skanner Foundation Scholarships – PLATINuM SPONSORS
Portland State student Kaitlan Purkapile receives
scholarship funds from Bob Susee of the Pacific Nw
Regional Council Carpenters.
Selam wako receives a scholarship from Patrick
Quinton of the Portland development Commission
for her studies at university of Oregon.
university of Oregon student Shaniece Curry was
awarded a scholarship sponsored by university of
Oregon, presented by dr. Robin Holmes.
The Skanner Foundation Scholarships – GOLd SPONSORS
Hanna Atenafu is awarded a scholarship from
Oregon Health & Science university for her studies
at Oregon State, presented by Leslie Garcia.
The Oregon Lottery’s Roland Iparraguire presented
university of Oregon student dayja Curry with her
scholarship in the form of an oversized check.
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Georgetown student Christine Trinh’s
scholarship from Providence Health
Systems, given by dr. James Mason,
accepted by her dad, Thomas Trinh.