Ernie Bonner Oral History Collection 1994-2004

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Ernie Bonner Oral History Collection 1994-2004

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The materials in this collection are comprised of interviews conducted by Ernie Bonner as part of a website project he developed, starting in 1995 and ending with his death in 2004.

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Portland State University LibrarySpecial Collections & University Archives

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Portland State university

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Since its designation as a 4-year college in 1955, Portland State has had 8 presidents: John F. Cramer, 1955-1958; Branford P. Millar, 1959-1968; Gregory B. Wolfe, 1968-1974; Joseph C. Blumel, 1974-1986; Natale A. Sicuro, 1986-1988; Judith A. Ramaley, 1990-1997; Daniel O. Bernstine, 1997-2007; Wim Wiewel, 2008-present. Stephen E. Epler was director of the school from its foundation in 1946 until it became a college in 1955. There have also been three interim presidents: E. Dean Ande...

Bonner, Ernie R., 1932-2004

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Ernest ‘Ernie’ Bonner was born in Logan, Iowa in 1932. He earned his master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Cornell University. He and his wife, Lynn, had two daughters, Kathleen and Christine. Bonner served as chief planner in Cleveland, Ohio before he was recruited to Portland as the city’s Director of Urban Planning in 1973. He acted as Portland’s chief urban planner until 1978; in this capacity, he was instrumental in the formation of both Tom McCall Wat...