April 16, 1999
Contact: Bob Bruce, 503-725-5714
Eastern Oregon University to Honor Senator Gordon Smith
MONMOUTH - Eastern Oregon University will present its first honorary doctoral degree to U.S. Senator Gordon Smith
of Pendleton during its June commencement.
Approval for conferral of the honorary degree was given Friday by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, meeting
in here.
Sen. Smith, who was born in Pendleton and served as president of the Oregon Senate before earning election to the
U.S. Senate, will be honored for his public service to Oregon and the nation.
In other actions Friday, the State Board:
- Approved an exchange of forestlands for Oregon State University. The university will swap a
four-acre parcel of donated land in Clackamas County for an adjoining parcel of similar size to provide for an
access road into the area. The road will allow a larger parcel of donated late to be used as a teaching and demonstration
forest by the OSU College of Forestry.
- Authorized Portland State University to award two new masters degrees in conflict resolution
and writing, and the University of Oregon to offer a new bachelor's degree in environmental science and two certifications
in global management and second language acquisition and teaching, and
- Adopted minor bylaws changes dealing with actions of the executive committee, order of business
at meetings, and public appearances before the board. One change will allow the Executive Committee to act for
the full board for any matter where a timely response is required before the next board meeting. A second change
allows the president to determine the order of business at meetings. The other change simply inserts a reference
to policy language as required by the Oregon Revised Statutes.
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