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  • Hans Arthur Linde (1924–2020)

    Oregon jurist Hans Linde was one of the premier state supreme court justices of the twentieth century. As a justice and a law professor, he …

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  • Helen F. Althaus (1910–2006)

    A descendent of Oregon pioneers, Helen Althaus was a pioneer woman lawyer. Her legal career included public service, private practice, and work in environmental policy …

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  • Helen Jackson Frye (1930–2011)

    Helen J. Frye was the first woman to serve as a judge of the Lane County Circuit Court and the first woman appointed to the …

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  • Herbert Milton Schwab (1915–2005)

    Herb Schwab was the first chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, a court that he was instrumental in establishing in 1969. He also …

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  • Howard Vollum (1913–1986)

    Howard Vollum was a founding partner of Tektronix, an innovative electronics company in Beaverton, Oregon. In 1947, he developed the Type 511 oscilloscope, …

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  • Jacob Tanzer (1935–2018)

    Jake Tanzer was a legal giant who spent most of his legal career working in government, where he believed he could deal with interesting issues …

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  • John Jaqua (1920–2009)

    John Jaqua, a Eugene-Springfield attorney who specialized in insurance defense, was instrumental in founding the company Nike and served on its board of directors …

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  • Oregon High School Model Presidential Nominating Convention

    Every four years from 1964 to 2004, high school students from Oregon and other western states organized into state delegations for the Oregon High School …

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  • Paul Richard Meyer (1925–2020)

    Paul Meyer was a prominent Portland attorney with a lifelong passion for civil liberties. He was a founder of the Oregon Affiliate of the American …

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  • Simeon Reed (1830–1895)

    Simeon G. Reed was a prominent citizen and businessman in Oregon during the second half of the nineteenth century. A leader of the Oregon Steam …

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