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SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 COMMUNITY HSD bestows inaugural Distinguished Alumnus Award Allen a 1980 graduate of Hermiston High School About Stuart Allen Stuart Allen graduated from Hermiston High School in 1980. While an HHS student, he played football, basketball and tennis and was the student body treasurer and vice president and the president of Future Business Leaders of America his junior and senior years. He attended Blue Mountain Community College before graduating from the University of Oregon, where he received his Bachelor of Science in finance and political science. He attended Texas Wesleyan University and received his Juris Doctor. He is a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor and an attorney specializing in trust services and investment management. In 2001, he founded Allen Trust Company and Allen Capital Management in Portland, where he serves as the president and CEO. He also serves on the Board of Oregon Bankers Association Educa- tion Foundation and the Lincoln High School Foundation Board. He is also a member of the Oregon State Bar Estate Planning and Administration Section Executive Committee; a member and past chairman of the Oregon Bankers Association Trust Committee; and a longtime member and current treasurer and president-elect of the Oregon Forum. Nationally, he is on the Association of Trust Organizations Board. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and has visited 43 countries, and coaching his children’s sports. He has been married to his wife, Sarah, for more than 20 years, and is the father of Lizzy, 18, Carly, 16, and Clayton, 13. BY JESSICA KELLER HERMISTON HERALD Like many high school se- niors, when Hermiston High School class of 1980 alum- nus Stuart Allen graduated 35 years ago, he couldn’t wait to get out of Hermiston. Also like many graduates he accomplished that goal, but Allen returned to his hometown Wednesday night when he was awarded the Hermiston School District’s inaugural Distinguished Alumnus Award at Wednes- day’s Hermiston High School Evening of Excellence. The Distinguished Alum- nus Award recognizes HHS alumni who went on to serve critical roles in business, in- dustry, academia and gov- ernment in the United States. Hermiston School District Superintendent Fred Maiocco said Allen, who is the founder of Allen Trust Company and Allen Capital Management, was selected from several nominations by a panel of administrators, staff, students and parents, and was the ideal candidate to represent the in- augural distinguished alum- nus. “We were looking for somebody who is not only very successful in their career, but is also committed to com- munity service and student outreach,” Maiocco said. Allen said he was proud to be honored at the Evening of Excellence, during which 119 Hermiston High School students received Career and Technical Education com- pletion awards in their vari- ous areas of study, including agriculture, food and natural resource systems; arts, infor- mation and communication; business and management; family consumer sciences and human resources; indus- trial and engineering systems; and health sciences. As well, 31 HHS students, who main- tained at least a 3.5 grade point average, completed 12 honors credits and passed state standardized tests, re- ceived honors medallions at the ceremony. Allen said when he grad- uated 35 years ago, he nev- er would have imagined he would have been recognized in such a way. “This is the coolest thing I’ve ever gotten,” he said after the evening’s event. Allen said Maiocco in- formed him he would receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award around April Fool’s Day, and it took him a mo- ment to realize Maiocco was not joking. ³,¶P VWLOO MXVW EDIÀHG DQG thrilled and honored,” he said. Maiocco said, when se- lecting the high school’s ¿UVW GLVWLQJXLVKHG DOXPQXV several things made Allen stand out, beginning with his achievements and activities in high school. JESSICA KELLER PHOTO Hermiston School District Superintendent Fred Maiocco prepares to present 1980 Hermiston High School graduate Stuart Allen with the inaugural Distinguished Alumnus Award at the HHS Evening of Excellence Wednesday. While attending HHS, Allen was an entrepreneur, running a couple of his own businesses, while playing on various sports teams and par- ticipating in other clubs and activities. While at HHS, Allen was not at the top of his class academically, but rather was a middle-of-the-road student. Maiocco said, as such, Allen is someone with whom students can relate on several levels. “We wanted somebody who was not so out of reach that they wouldn’t connect with our kids,” Maiocco said. Allen describes himself as someone who was never really good at anything and only achieved all his goals through hard work. After graduating from HHS, he attended Blue Mountain Community College and then University of Oregon, where he earned a bachelor RIVFLHQFHLQ¿QDQFHDQGSR- litical science. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Texas Wesleyan University. +H LV D &HUWL¿HG 7UXVW DQG Financial Advisor and an attorney with decades of ex- perience in trust services and investment management, ac- cording to his biography. “I just think that’s a tre- mendous example for our kids to see,” Maiocco said. Maiocco said another rea- son why the district created the Distinguished Alumnus Award is to expose students to “positive role models” by having each year’s recipient return to the school and speak to them about leadership, suc- cessful planning and accom- plishing goals. JESSICA KELLER PHOTO Hermiston High School construction teacher Curt Berger, right, congratulates Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Stuart Allen at the 2015 HHS Evening of Excellence. Allen, a 1980 grad- uate, is the founder, president and CEO of Allen Trust Company and Allen Capital Management of Portland. “This was not going to become a one time sort of a thing,” Maiocco said of nam- ing a distinguished alumnus. More than the honor of being recognized, Allen said he is thrilled to assume the duties bestowed upon a dis- tinguished alumnus award recipient. “Once you’ve done a cou- ple things in your life, you really want to give back and inspire others,” he said. Allen said he and his wife, Sarah, are active in the Lin- coln School District, where their children attend school, and he has participated in nu- merous activities and done a lot of other work with youth through the years. He said he is proud to be able to share his experiences with Hermiston students and give back to his hometown in some way. “Regardless of what you’ve done in the past, you Columbia United Soccer Club AYSO Region #887 PO Box 472 • Hermiston, OR • 541-701-9128 have to remain humble and remember where you came from,” he said. 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