Corvallis Benton Chamber Coalition

Corvallis Benton Chamber Coalition - Celebrate Corvallis

61^st Annual

CELEBRATE CORVALLIS AWARDS

The Social and Awards Ceremony was held January 21, 2009 At CH2M HILL Alumni Center and LaSells Stewart Center on the beautiful Oregon State University Campus

For over sixty years the Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition and the Corvallis Jaycees have recognized citizens and businesses for their outstanding achievement in business and in the community.

2008 Recipients

First Citizen: Nicole Dodson

In the year 2000, Nicole Dodson stopped by the Corvallis Tourism and Visitor’s Bureau to offer her help with visitor services. She also stopped by the Benton County Chamber Coalition and the Downtown Corvallis Assoc., where she helps with the Red, White and Blues festival. As her 2 young children grow, so does Nicole’s circle of volunteerism – to Franklin School, the Corvallis Montessori School and the Corvallis Public Schools Foundation. Most recently she coordinated the first annual Benton County Sheriff’s Office Chili Cook-Off, which raised over $11,000 for CASA – Voices for Children. A member of Soroptimists International, the Order of Eastern Star, board member for Friends of the Corvallis Police and a vital volunteer for Celebrate Corvallis, Nicole Dodson is making a career of volunteerism.

Senior First Citizen: Hans Neukomm

Hans Neukomm grew up in Burgdorf, Switzerland. He immigrated 
to the United States in 1963 and became a naturalized American 
citizen in 1968.Hans joined CH2M HILL as a project engineer. In 
1983 he was appointed Vice President and Director of the Energy
Services Division. Throughout his career, Hans has been active in 
the community. He serves on the Board of the Good Samaritan 
Hospital and the Linn-Benton Community College Foundation. He 
is a Past Chairman of the Corvallis-Benton County Economic 
Development Partnership, a Vice President of the Oregon Trail 
Council and Past Chairman of the Benton District Boy Scouts of
America.

In 1992 Hans founded Leadership Corvallis Inc. an organization 
that trains and prepares citizens for service as volunteers on boards 
and committees of community and charitable service organizations.

	Future First Citizen: Jason Powell Jason Philip Powell, a senior at Santiam Christian School, is the founder of “Men of Iron” – a group of young men who perform acts of service to build character. After Hurricane Katrina, he gave up his varsity letter as a starter at linebacker and fullback position on the Santiam Christian School football team to join a relief team building houses in Alabama. Jason is a 3-sport student athlete and a contender for valedictorian. He was assistant basketball coach at the Boys and Girls Club. Jason is the son of Todd and Michelle Powell of Corvallis.

Junior First Citizen: Kelley Kaiser Through her work at Samaritan Health Plans, Kelley Kaiser has taken leading role in health care issues locally and statewide. She is a long-time member of the Oregon Medicaid Advisory Committee and the Oregon Health Plan Contractors Committee. She recently joined the Oregon Health Care Leadership Task Force. At OSU she is a presenter and instructor on Health Policy and Management. Locally, Kelly Kaiser is a member of the Corvallis Rotary Club and was influential in merging the Corvallis Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development partnership.

	Robert C. Ingalls Business Person of the Year: David Gazeley David is known throughout the community for the way he does business – honestly, with great concern for fairness, and with the utmost integrity. This is recognized in the community because of the posititve impact Citizen's Bank has made as well as through David's personal service.

Entrepreneur of the Year: Jon Hoffmeister Jon is the President Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc. Perpetua is dedicated to offering high quality, cost-effective, and easy-to-use power source products that last as long as the electronics they power.

	Patroness of the Arts: Mary Jeanne Reynales The noted director of a number of successful local musicals, Mary Jeanne Reynales directs with tact, skill and vision to bring out the best in each cast member. Without her the show quite literally would not go on. She volunteers her time at the Corvallis Community Theater and serves on their board.

Non-Profit Organization of the Year:

Community Outreach

Community Outreach has been providing for the basic human needs of the mid-Willamette Valley's homeless and poor since 1971. Stabilizing those in crisis, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, healing the sick, and counseling the mentally ill and substance addicted.

	Chamber Volunteer of the Year: Curtis Wright Curtis Wright has logged in the neighborhood of 1600 volunteer hours over the course of the last year and has served on boards for: • da Vinci Days • Boy’s and Girl’s Club • United Way • The Business Enterprise Center • The Economic Vitality Partnership • The Prosperity That Fits Committee • Corvallis Tourism

Business of the Year: ViewPlus Technologies Jeff Gardner- Vice President ViewPlus is recognized throughout the world as a leading innovator in research and development of assistive technology products for people with print and sensory disabilities.

Patron of the Arts

1992 Jim & Meisy Howland

1993 Elizabeth Starker Cameron

1994 Curtis & Susan Johnson

1995 Jean Heath

1996 Bill & Susan Upton

1997 Robert Mix

1998 Bill Shumway & Shelley Willis

1999 Joe Malango

2000 Cy Stadsvold

2001 Sally McBride

2002 Ruth & Owen Bentley

2003 Bonnie Hall

2004 Dr. Marlan & Angela Carlson

2005 Steve Mathes

2006 Kitty Bunn

2007 Court and Linda Smith

2008 Mary Jeanne Reynales

Jim & Ruth Howland Special Achievement Award

1997 Rich & Dawn Ford

1998 Corby Stonebraker

1999 Dr. Ralph Prows, M.D.

2000 Diane Merten

2001 Mark & Alice Rampton

2002 Rev. John D. Dennis

2003 Mario Pastega

2004 Dave Livingston

2005 Betty & Francis Johnson

2006 Cindy Dahl

2007 Dr. Bev Larson

Entrepreneur of the Year

2003 Dan Whitaker

2004 Rich Carone

2005 Bryan Sims

2006 Dr. Dennis Hruby

2007 David Lundahl

2008 Jon Hofmeister

Business of the Year

1985 Oregon State University

1986 Town & Country Realty

1987 Starker Forests, Inc.

1988 Hewlett-Packard

1989 Pacific Power

1990 Evanite Fiber Corporation

1991 Statware, Inc.

1992 Corvallis Web Press

1994 Woodstock’s Enterprises

1995 OSU Federal Credit Union

1996 Five Star Sports

1997 Corvallis Hardware

1998 Hewlett-Packard

1999 Citizens Bank

2000 Corvallis Fitness Center

2001 The Corvallis Clinic

2002 Samaritan Health Services

2003 Richey’s Market

2004 Timberhill Athletic Club

2005 Valley Catering

2006 First Alternative Co-op

2007 Stover and Neyhart Co., PC

2008 ViewPlus Technologies, Inc

Community Organization

2007 Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis

2007 CARDV

2008 Community Outreach

Good Steward of the Planet

2007 Corvallis Oregon Natural Step Network

2008 First Alternative Foods Co-op

Senior First Citizen

1976 Martin H. Baker

1977 Wendell Van Loan

1978 Gertrude Lunde

1979 Leon Pimentel

1980 Martha Mumford

1981 Dorothy Cline

1982 Helen Wells

1983 Myron Cropsey

1984 Cal G. Monroe

1985 Curtis Mumford

1986 Herbert Hammond, Jr.

1987 William L. Benson

1988 Gene Hansen

1989 Mario Pastega

1990 Ezra (Tommy) Thompson

1991 Wayne Stover

1992 John Landers

1993 Jackson W. Ross

1994 Wally Pease

1995 Jean Peters

1996 Glenn A. Klein

1997 Rudy Rudolph

1998 JoAnne Trow

1999 Bud Fredericks

2000 Mayor Helen Berg

2001 Barbara Sackett

2002 Helen Hansen

2003 Tony Van Vliet

2004 Kathleen Heath

2005 Jean Mater

2006 Jean Starker Roth

2007 Barbara Ross

2008 Hans Neukomm

Robert C. Ingalls Business Person of the Year

1994 Joanne Kersey

1995 Tom Ahlers

1996 Larry Mullins

1997 Terry Barker

1998 Don Wirth

1999 Sharon Gibson-Alexander

2000 Greg Merten

2001 John C. Griesmeyer

2002 Dale B. Ramsay

2003 Pat & Amy Lampton

2004 Peter Sekermestrovich

2005 Rich Carone

2006 Mike Corwin

2007 Lyle Hutchens

2008 Dave Gazeley, Sr.

Junior First Citizen

1947 Donald L. Greenwood

1948 Rev. Charles S. Neville

1949 Gordon Dodge

1956 Robert E. Reiman

1957 Rodney R. Miles

1958 Ted J. Langton

1959 David F. Smith

1960 Sam Smith

1961 Charles Updengraff

1962 Wallace Hornberger

1963 Mary Jo Bailey

1964 Ken McKay

1966 James Johnston

1967 William Rollins

1968 Jean Evers

1970 Dr. Kenneth Johnson

1971 Judy Prater

1972 Terry Barker

1973 Eric Blackledge

1974 M. Scott Mater

1976 Teresa Cantlon

1977 Tom Ahlers

1978 Norman Cosand

1979 Michael E. Drennen

1980 Douglas Ingalls

1981 Theodore Soliday

1982 Dr. William Ten Pas

1983 Dave Camp

1984 Gary Rodgers

1985 Steve Uerlings

1986 Catherine M. Mater

1987 Marijke Kempees-Cook

1988 Joanne Van Ness

1989 John Barlow

1990 Alice Rampton

1991 Steve Sparkes

1992 Katie McLellan

1993 George Abele

1994 Janice Van Cura

1995 Inge King

1996 Julie Jones Manning

1997 Stephen Fuller

1969 Norman Noakes

1998 Steve Fullerton

1999 Diane Tehson

2000 Lee Powell

2001 Joan Demarest

2002 Patrick Crook

2003 Sara Gelser

2004 Ryan Sparks, DMD

2005 Ben Danley

2006 Jennifer Gardner

2007 Cary Stephens

2008 Kelley Kaiser

First Citizen

1951 Col. A. M. Sheets

1952 T. J. Starker

1953 Gordon B. Harris

1954 Virginia Welch

1955 Vina Moses

1956 Arthur L. Lowe

1957 Kenneth H. McGregor

1958 E. B. Lemon

1959 E. C. Reiman

1960 J. Dan Webster

1961 Esther Henderson

1962 Claude F. Hough

1963 Amory T. (Slats) Gill

1964 Marian Gathercoal

1966 Hazel McCracken

1967 Dr. James Oldfield

1968 Bob Robertson

1969 John Buck

1970 Alden L. Toevs

1971 Gene Hansen

1972 Roy Rolls

1973 Cecil Barker

1974 Dr. Jean Mater

1976 Robert C. Ingalls

1977 Richard L. Kunkle

1978 Helen M. Ellis

1979 Helen Hansen

1980 Terrence Elder

1981 H. Dean Bauman

1982 George Stevens

1983 Sally Plumley

1984 Ruth M. Jones

1985 John Kruger

1986 Zel Brooks

1987 Tom Ahlers

1988 Molly Bloomfield

1989 Linda Walker

1990 Paul Goodmonson, Jr.

1991 Bob Holt

1992 David Bucy

1993 Lupe Maginnis

1994 David Zajicek

1995 Hans Neukomm

1996 Joe Malcolm

1997 Susan Poole

1998 Ray Shimabuku

1999 Bob Bernhard

2000 Pete Bober

2001 Scott Zimbrick

2002 Ann Smart

2003 Marcy Eastham

2004 Julie Manning

2005 Debra A. Crisman

2006 Penny York

2007 Jacque Schreck

2008 Nicole Dodson

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The Social and Awards Ceremony was held January 21, 2009 At CH2M HILL Alumni Center and LaSells Stewart Center on the beautiful Oregon State University Campus

First Citizen: Nicole Dodson

David is known throughout the community for the way he does business – honestly, with great concern for fairness, and with the utmost integrity. This is recognized in the community because of the posititve impact Citizen's Bank has made as well as through David's personal service.

Jon is the President Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc. Perpetua is dedicated to offering high quality, cost-effective, and easy-to-use power source products that last as long as the electronics they power.

Community Outreach has been providing for the basic human needs of the mid-Willamette Valley's homeless and poor since 1971. Stabilizing those in crisis, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, healing the sick, and counseling the mentally ill and substance addicted.

Jeff Gardner- Vice President ViewPlus is recognized throughout the world as a leading innovator in research and development of assistive technology products for people with print and sensory disabilities.

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Jon is the President Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc.
Perpetua is dedicated to offering high quality, cost-effective, and easy-to-use power source products that last as long as the electronics they power.

Jeff Gardner- Vice President
ViewPlus is recognized throughout the world as a leading innovator in research and development of assistive technology products for people with print and sensory disabilities.