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What: Oregon Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) will be the emcee at Portland State’s College of Urban and Public Affairs’ fifth annual Urban Pioneer Awards Dinner. The Urban Pioneer Awards honor community leaders who exhibit many of the ideals taught to students and valued by College of Urban and Public Affairs’ faculty and community partners. This year’s honorees are Williams and Dame Development, recipient of the Urban Pioneer Award for Civic Leadership; Mike Lindberg, recipient of the Nohad A. Toulan Urban Pioneer Award for Public Service; and the National Electrical Contractors Association, Oregon-Columbia Chapter and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 48, recipients of the 2006 Community Organization Urban Pioneer Award in honor of the two groups’ successful joint partnership and programs.

When: Tuesday, May 2, 2006, reception at 5:30 p.m., dinner starts at 7 p.m.

Where: Portland Hilton Hotel (921 SW Sixth Avenue).

Cost: Tickets starting at $125 are available to the public by calling Rod Johnson at 503-725-4044 or rod@pdx.edu. All proceeds go to benefit scholarships in the College.

Contact: Members of the media wishing to attend the dinner must contact Erin Malecha Arias in Portland State’s Office of Marketing and Communications at 503-725-8794 or 503-807-7503.

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