Annual Statesman Dinner
Oregon Business Association’s Statesman Dinner, held each fall, is Oregon’s largest gathering of business, political, and civic leaders across the state.
Thanks to those who attended the 2011 Statesman Dinner! The event featured a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Secretary Duncan’s keynote remarks can be found here.
Every year at the Statesman Dinner, OBA presents a Statesman of the Year Award recognizing extraordinary achievements for public service, consensus building, and forging collaborative solutions to critical issues facing Oregon. Our 2011 Statesman of the Year honorees were Co-Speakers Bruce Hanna and Arnie Roblan.
In addition, OBA awarded three Oregon education programs with its Innovation in Education awards. The programs below are an inspiration to us and other education advocates, and OBA was pleased to recognize them at the event:
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