Jean and C.H. "Scram" Graham Leadership Award

Jean and C.H. "Scram" Graham Leadership Award

Every outstanding university depends greatly upon the loyal service of its alumni and friends. Scram ’35 and Jean ‘36 Graham. Scram joined the alumni association of his alma mater in 1961 as the Executive Director and served for seventeen years. Jean and Scram's abiding love for Oregon State University, their strong commitment to maintaining OSU traditions and ideals, and their loyal and tireless support of the University deserve special recognition. In their honor this award is given.

Eligibility Considerations:

  1. Open to any alumnus, friend, or member of the OSU family who has volunteered time and service to the Alumni Association on the board of directors of worked for the OSU Alumni Association
  2. Significance of service will be considered
  3. Integrity of recipient and demonstrated service to the Association must be of such high quality as to inspire others to emulate the standards Jean and Scram represent
  4. Must be willing to receive the award in person at the awards ceremony

Those Ineligible for Nominations:

  1. A candidate or an elected official for any public office. 

  2. Anyone currently serving as a member of the OSU Board of Trustees, OSU Alumni Board of Directors or OSU Foundation Board of Trustees; and/or an OSU Alumni Association, OSU Foundation, INTO OSU or Oregon State University employee.

Nominations:

  1. Nominations for the award are encouraged from any source
  2. All nominations shall be kept confidential
  3. Forms for making nominations shall be furnished by the Alumni Office and are available at the link below
  4. Nominations may be made at any time. If a nominee is not selected the first year they are nominated their file will remain active for two years following their nomination.

Deadline: Coming Soon

 

 

Congratulations to the 2024 Jean and C.H. "Scram" Graham Leadership Award Recipient - Lori B. Rush, ’78 

Lori Rush is the founder and president of Rush Recruiting and HR, providing consulting and hiring support to businesses and job seekers since 2006. She excels at capturing organizational culture, fostering relationships and helping others — traits that have made her a much-admired OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors member since 2013. She served as board chair during university leadership changes and the turbulence of the pandemic, creatively keeping meetings lively and interactive despite the challenges of going virtual. Lori led the board’s post-career task force and to this day drives efforts that maintain and strengthen connections between former board members. She also volunteers her expertise through OSUAA career programs and the Beaver Caucus. Beyond OSU, she served nearly 20 years on the executive committee of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, receiving the "Power of Many" award in 2009.  

 

 

Past Award Recipients

2024 – Lori B. Rush, ’78 
2021 – Wade J. Westhoff, ’93 
2018 – Joth Ricci, ’90 
2017 – Pat Egan, ’92 
2016 – Pamela Stebbeds Knowles, ’77 
2015 – David L. Andersen, ’80 
2014 – Penny Yano Atkins, ’79 
2013 – William D. Perry, ’89 
2012 – Julie Davies Searcy, ’63, MAIS ’74, Ph.D. ’82, and James T. Searcy, ’59 
2011 – Allen Leggett, ’60 
2010 – Eric H. Schoenstein, ’88 
2009 – Carol A. Rice, ’57, and Johnnie E. Rice, ’55 
2008 – Tad Davies, ’78 
2007 – Nancy Austin McCoy, ’65 
2006 – Peggy Wood, ’61 
2005 – Joanne Deffenbaugh Talbert, ’58 
2004 – Millie Elder, ’48, and Terence B. Elder, ’47 
2002 – Dorothy Harstad Fenner, ’39, M.S. ’42, and John B. Fenner, ’40 
2001 – Lee A. Souder, ’72 
2000 – Scram Graham, ’35