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Margolin wins prestigious Howard Cherry Award
Photos and story by James Hill
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Doreen Margolin, Portland Community College Board Chair, has been honored with a Howard Cherry Award by the Oregon Community College Association. The award, the association’s highest honor, is for outstanding accomplishment on behalf of community colleges.
The OCCA awards are named for the late Howard Cherry, a lifelong advocate for education and community involvement. He was a founding member of PCC’s Board of Trustees and helped establish the Rock Creek and Cascade campuses. Awards may be granted in three categories – community college advocate, community college administrator, and community college board member – to “those who, by their contributions to the community college cause in Oregon, have brought recognition to community colleges statewide.”
Margolin was noted by the organization as having made significant contributions to the Portland Community College Board of Directors since the beginning of her service in 1999.
“Community colleges are the doors to the American dream,” said Margolin. “Our students work hard to improve their lives through education. It is an honor for me to be able to work to improve our colleges and the opportunities for our students.”
Margolin has worked for Oregon community colleges at the state and national levels. Her efforts date back to at least 20 years since she was appointed in 1986 to the first board of the then newly formed PCC Foundation. She chaired the OCCA Board from 2000-2002 and served on the OCCA Legislative Committee in 2002 and 2003. On the national level, she was elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Community College Trustees in 2003 and continues to serve in that position. She serves on the ACCT Finance Committee, Governance Committee, and the Ad Hoc Board Services Audit. She is a highly respected member of the ACCT leadership team.
Appointed in 1999 and elected in 2001, Margolin represents Zone 5 in the PCC District, which encompasses southwest and southeast Portland. She is an attorney in private practice in Portland, specializing in domestic relations.
The late Dr. Howard L. Cherry of Portland was a tireless advocate of education until his passing in 1990. Dr. Cherry, an orthopedic surgeon, was on the Portland School Board from 1956 to 1968 and served in the Oregon Legislature from 1971 to 1982. Dr. Cherry was also a founding member of the Association of Community College Trustees and a trustee of the American Association of Community and Junior colleges.
Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon, serving approximately 88,200 full- and part-time students. For more PCC news, please visit us on the Web at www.pcc.edu/news. PCC has three comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »