[OR_Archaeology] James Hamrick receives McMath award from UO

[Susan White]

UO honors James Hamrick with 2009 McMath Award for preservation
achievements Presentation of the inaugural McMath award slated for May
28 at White Stag Block

EUGENE, Ore. -- (April 10, 2009) - Longtime leader and advocate for
historic preservation in Oregon, James Hamrick has been chosen to
receive the 2009 McMath Award.  Hamrick served for twenty-five years in
guiding and leading the state of Oregon*s heritage conservation
efforts.  The award is given each year by the University of Oregon and
Venerable Group, Inc. to an individual who exhibits life-long commitment
to historic preservation.  This year*s presentation of the award will
be held on Thursday, May 28 at a luncheon at the White Stag Block, UO in
Portland, 70 N.W. Couch Street. 

An Alabama native, Hamrick received his bachelor*s in art history and
French literature from the University of Alabama in 1975.  He received a
master*s in the history of architecture from the University of Oregon
in 1979 and was hired by the Oregon State Preservation Office; thus
beginning his almost twenty-five year career in the historic
preservation field.  Hamrick worked for the Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office in various posts, all with increasing responsibility
for guiding preservation policy and programs at the state and national
levels.  

As Oregon Parks and Recreation Department*s assistant director of the
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, James Hamrick managed or was
a member of the following policy-making and advisory organizations: 
Historic Columbia River Highway Advisory Committee, Oregon Heritage
Commission, Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council, State Advisory
Committee on Historic Preservation, and Oregon Commission on Historic
Cemeteries. 

Early in his career, Hamrick served as architectural historian and
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Nevada. He
is a past Board member of the National Conference of State Historic
Preservation Officers, and past Vice President of the Marion Dean Ross
Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. 

Although he retired in July 2008, he continues to work for Oregon 150,
the non-profit organization charged by Governor Kulongoski with
coordinating the 2009 Oregon Sesquicentennial.

The award honors the late George McMath, a preservationist and
architect, who is widely remembered as one of the most important figures
in the preservation and restoration of Portland's historic buildings. 
Venerable Group, Inc. provides a full range of professional real estate
services with a special focus on historic properties.

Proceeds from the McMath Award luncheon provide financial aid for
university students enrolled in the master*s program in historic
preservation.  For more information or to reserve tickets, contact
541-346-3697.

About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research
institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member
of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made
up of the 62 leading public and private research institutions in the
United States and Canada. The University of Oregon is one of only two
AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.

Contact: Karen Johnson, AAA communications, 541-346-3603,
karenjj at uoregon.edu 

Source: Kingston Heath, professor and director, historic preservation
program, 541-346-2115, kwheath at uoregon.edu 

Links: http://hp.uoregon.edu/financialaid/mcmath 



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