Bill Text: OR SCR206 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon Senate Concurrent Resolution 206 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Gail Louise Achterman for her service to Oregon.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-05 - In committee upon adjournment. [SCR206 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2012-SCR206-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2012 Regular Session

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                Senate Concurrent Resolution 206

Sponsored by Senator DINGFELDER (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Honors Gail Louise Achterman for her service to Oregon and for
her many contributions to family, friends and community.

                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman was born in Portland, Oregon, on
August 1, 1949, and was raised in Salem, Oregon; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman graduated from Stanford
University with an A.B. degree in economics, and earned an M.S.
degree in natural resource policy and management and a J.D.
degree, both from the University of Michigan; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman began her career working for the
United States Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.,
before moving back to Oregon to join a private law firm; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman holds a deep and abiding devotion
to the natural world, particularly her beloved Willamette Valley;
and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman has worked tirelessly to
contribute to the prosperity of Oregon and its natural
environment; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman has demonstrated a commitment to
civic duty, volunteering for numerous boards and charitable
organizations; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman has a long history of public
service to Oregon, serving as Assistant to the Governor for
Natural Resources, as Executive Director of the Deschutes
Resources Conservancy and as the first Director of the Institute
for Natural Resources; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman, after her appointment to the
Oregon Transportation Commission in 2000 by Governor Theodore
Kulongoski and during her service as chairperson of the
commission from 2007 to 2011, made significant contributions to
the work of the commission by building relationships between
stakeholders, increasing the transparency and efficiency of the
decision-making of the Department of Transportation, advocating
for environmental stewardship while promoting the streamlining of
environmental permitting, and perhaps most importantly, creating
an atmosphere of innovation and cooperation with her energy and
optimism; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman has been a valuable mentor to
others, offering her time generously, sharing her knowledge

unselfishly and encouraging others to strive to reach their full
potential; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman has blazed a trail for women
throughout her life, beginning as one of the first female
swimmers at South Salem High School to be awarded a letter, as
the first female member of the Arlington Toastmaster Club, and as
one of the few female lawyers at Stoel Rives LLP when she began
working there in 1978; and
  Whereas Gail Louise Achterman is married to Charles McGinnis,
has two stepsons, Daniel and Ryan, one stepgrandson, many nieces
and nephews and three great-nieces and great-nephews; now,
therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly,
honor, celebrate and express our appreciation for Gail Louise
Achterman's legacy of outstanding service to this state, her
numerous achievements, and her contributions to Oregon through
her civic commitments and mentoring activities.
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