[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Employee Recognized with Prestigious Regional Award

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release                           Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Marine Board Employee Recognized with Prestigious Regional Award
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              The NW Marine Trade Association recently recognized the efforts of the Marine Board's Janine Belleque, with the Robert F. Rittenhouse Award during their annual meeting in Seattle on November 12, 2014.  This regional award is given to a person or group from Oregon in the boating industry who has made a significant contribution during the past year.
For nearly two decades, Belleque has worked tirelessly for Oregon boaters, helping provide grant funding to waterway managers for boating access, parking, land-side and floating restrooms, and other amenities that serve recreational boating.  Belleque has become fluent in speaking engineering and contracting language and is well-versed in the issues relating to shrinking access in many other parts of the country.  Belleque is currently serving in her second term as the States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) President and filling the role of Interim Boating Facilities Section Manager until a replacement has been found, in addition to her primary role as the Marine Board's Grants/Contracts Coordinator.  Belleque also serves on a multitude of Marine Board advisory committees to help with future agency initiatives that integrate all boating user groups.
Background: Robert F. Rittenhouse was appointed Marine Director to the Oregon State Marine Board when the board was first formed in 1959. Rittenhouse served for 27 years with the U.S. Coast Guard, which gave him a knowledge of boating matters that appealed to the state as it began interviewing candidates. The Oregon State Marine Board was founded and is to this day supported by Oregon State recreational boaters for the purpose of overseeing boating safety programs and developing boating access. Rittenhouse served as Director from August, 1959 until he died on September 2, 1973.



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Pictured: Janine Belleque being presented the Robert F. Rittenhouse Award by Director of Government Affairs, Peter Schrappen.


Ashley A. Massey
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Oregon State Marine Board
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