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Willamette Announces Alumni Award Winners
Sally (Grimm) Schaefer '55
Distinguished Alumni Citation: Community Service
You'd be hard pressed to find someone who has contributed
more in the last 40 years to Clark County, Wash., than Sally
Schaefer. The former school teacher has given her time and talents
to a broad range of causes, from public schools, churches and the
arts, to higher education, youth organizations and community social
service groups. Named Trustee of the Year in 2000 by the Washington
State Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges,
Schaefer had served on the Clark College Board of Trustees from
1987 to 2000 as an appointee of three different governors.
Considered a role model and mentor by women both in higher
education and in the community, Schaefer has been named a First
Citizen by Clark County for her involvement with organizations like
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Friendship Force, Washington State
Ecology Commission, Friends of Hospice, Women in Action and many
more. Recently, Schaefer was inducted into the Clark County Rotary
clubs' Hall of Fame for her many contributions to the community.
She has devoted particular time and effort to the Foundation for
Family Television, an organization dedicated to reducing TV
violence. In recent years, she has been very active as a board
member of the Southwest Washington Medical Center Foundation.
Schaefer has clearly shown that a life of services can be just as
fulfilling as collecting a paycheck.
09-21-2005