Amy tykeson biography
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The UO remembers longtime supporter Willie Tykeson, 90
As the university community celebrates completion of Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall, a new landmark created to support a next-generation approach to lärjunge success, it also mourns the passing of one of the building’s namesakes.
Willie Tykeson died Thursday, Oct. 10, at age 90.
Rilda (Willie) Margaret Steigleder was born in Oregon City. She attended the UO in the late 1940s, where she met Don Tykeson, who graduated in 1951 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. They married in 1950.
As Don Tykeson achieved increasing business success in the communications industry, the couple channeled tens of millions of dollars into philanthropic giving that has benefited Oregon communities in countless ways. The Tykesons, both as a private couple and through their family foundation, dedicated their giving to education, health care and the arts. The UO has been a special beneficiary of their generosity, for both its missio
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Honoring Six Who Built an Industry
The 2013 Cable Hall of Fame class runs the gamut of industry participants, from the former CEO of the largest media conglomerate to a former trade-association chief, to a groundbreaking programmer to a trailblazing local operator from the Pacific Northwest.
All six of this year’s honorees, though, have in common a track record of outstanding achievements and contributions to cable. They are: John M. Egan, chairman, Evolution Digital; James P. Mooney III, principal and managing partner, JLM Partners (deceased); Timothy P. Neher, partner, Pilot House Associates; Richard Parsons, senior adviser, Providence Equity; Josh Sapan, president and CEO, AMC Networks;and Amy Tykeson, president and CEO, BendBroadband. The 2013 Cable Hall of Fame selection committee was chaired by Jerald L. Kent, chairman and CEO, Suddenlink Communications, and chairman of The Cable Center’s board of directors. Since 1998, 96 men and women have been inducted into th
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Points of Pride
Oregon State University – Cascades was established in 2001 and opened its new campus in fall 2016. Below, by academic year, are some of the most notable achievements in OSU-Cascades' history, including events leading to its founding.
2021-2022
Degree seeking students increase 2% over the previous year and students enroll in significantly more courses.
OSU-Cascades is Oregon’s first public university to launch a doctor of physical therapy degree
Newest academic building named Edward J. Ray Hall, honoring OSU’s past president
Annual research funding at $3.4 million is second highest in campus history
Erika McCalpine named first executive director of strategic diversity initiatives
- TRIO program launches, providing support services for students in need
- Annual research funding at OSU-Cascades is second highest in history, contributing solutions to local and global challenges