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Honors Luncheon, May 16, 2019, Jake's Grill

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Nancy Dunis, NW District Director (center), new officers Michelle Walsh, Recording Secretary, and Lisa Perrine, Membership VP
Luncheon speaker Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim is an embroiderer whose journey as an artist began in her birthplace of Safed, one of the oldest cities of historic Palestine.  Palestinian embroidery is a domestic art that adorns clothing, wall hangings and pillows. As a master of this art form, Feryal is dedicated to teaching and mentoring younger generations, including her own daughters, passing along not only the artistic knowledge, but also the stories and history  behind the patterns, colors and designs.

Honors Luncheon, May 17, 2018, Jake's Grill

Dayna Pinkham, renowned as one of the West Coast's top milliners, designs and constructs her exceptional hats in her downtown Portland, Oregon, design studio/boutique.  Her hats are frequently featured at  fashion shows, fund-raising auctions, and benefit events. A visit to her shop and a demonstration followed the luncheon.

Honors Luncheon, May 18, 2017, Jake's Grill

​Guest Speaker: Jane Vogel, Founding Executive Director and Board President, Age & Gender Equity in the Arts.
 AGE is a nonprofit social justice organization that advances equity for women across the lifespan in theatre through direct incentives, advocacy and community engagement.  Jane is an actor, an activist and clinical psychologist.

Honors Luncheon, May 19, 2016, Jake's Grill

Guest Speaker: Delores Custer, internationally known food stylist whose work has appeared in magazines, television, print advertising and feature films. She  has worked as a media consultant to food companies, has developed recipes for food products, and written a book entitled Food Styling:  the Art of Preparing Food for the Camera.

Honors Luncheon, May 21, 2015, Jake's Grill

Guest speaker: Lucy Baker, Administrator for the Oregon Advocacy Commissions (OACs): 4 Governor appointed commissions that exist statutorily to provide a voice within the state for policy decisions that affect underrepresented communities and groups in Oregon. 

Honors Luncheon, May 15, 2014, Jake's Grill 

Installation of officers and recognition of named honorees in AAUW Fund donations: in memoriam to Gail Post, and in tribute to Julie Skinner
Speaker was Katherine Rodela,  AAUW Dissertation Fellow and doctoral candidate in the Anthropology of Education program at Stanford University’s School of Education. Her PhD research involved an ethnographic study with Spanish-speaking Latino immigrant families in a preschool parent education program.

Honors Luncheon, May 2013, Jake's Grill

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Keynote speaker was Samaura Stone, PSU graduate student in social work. She is the Vice Chair of the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs and has been a Multnomah County child advocate for several years.

Honors Luncheon, May 2012, Jake's Grill

Installation of officers and recognition of named honorees in AAUW Fund donations.
Speaker: Eileen O'Keefe McVicker, author of Child of Steens Mountain


Honors Luncheon, May 2011, Jake's Grill

Speaker:  Dr. Melody Rose, PSU Vice-Provost for Academic Programs and Instruction,  Founder and Director of the Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy.


Honors Luncheon, May 2010, Albertina Kerr Center

Speaker: Colonel (ret.) Mary Mayer, US Air Force

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