PSU tr'oundation Philanthropic Cultivation Award Kenneth Stedman, Ph.D. KENNETH STEDMAN is a professor of Biology at Portland State Universiry. He currently serves on and chairs a number oFcommittees around the universiry and within the Biology Department. In particular, his chairmanship and service on the Biology Department's Research and Development Committee makes him the ideal recipient of the PSU Foundation's Philanthropic Cultivation Award. During his 16 years with the universiry Professor Stedman has been prolific in his outreach to alumni, donors and research partners. He has secured dozens of grants, including eight grants of more than $100,000 from sources as diverse as NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has embraced the role of the Research and Development Committee with vigor and actively works with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Development Office to fully engage alumni and donors and cultivate them for current and future gifts to the department. Professor Stedman has done a masterful job of stewarding many of the departmentt top philanthropic partners, ensuring a successful experience for not only the benefactors, but also for the recipients ofour donors' generosity. Professor Stedman clearly understands the importance and impact of maintaining open, direct and thoughtful communication to the Universiry's philanthropic partners and goes above and beyond to leave a positive lasting impression of PSU and the Biology Department. He has also done outstanding work in maintaining a connecrion ro current and past faculry ofthe Biology Department, many of whom choose to support the department as a direct result of Professor Stedman's contact with them. Professor Stedman has shown himself to be a tireless advocate for not only the Biology Department but for all of PSU. He setves on the lJniversity's Education Policy Committee, the Faculty Senate, and is chair ofthe PSU Institutional Biosafery Committee. 20
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