Fellows
The NPSO Fellows Award recognizes individual members for their exceptional contributions to the Society. The guidelines for nomination are available online or by request from the Fellows Committee at fe*****@*******on.org.
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Kenton Chambers
Last Updated on June 8, 2026 by Tom Pratum Biography and Botany Some Perspectives In her request for autobiographical remarks, our editor told me to “keep it brief.” I’ll do my best, but please remember the directions for that Mechanical Professor toy, “Wind it up, and it gives a lecture.” My reasons for choosing botanical…
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Wilbur Bluhm
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum The NPSO Fellows Committee and the Board of Directors have chosen Wilbur Bluhm and Kenton L. Chambers to become Fellows of the Native Plant Society of Oregon, our organization’s highest honor. The awards will be presented at this summer’s Annual Meeting. Wilbur Bluhm was born in…
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Ruth Hansen
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum Ruth Hansen is a pioneer of the Native Plant Society of Oregon, which was established in 1961 in Portland. Ruth joined in 1970, and was soon active as a field trip leader and an officer, first treasurer, then vice president. She seldom missed a field trip…
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John Robotham
Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Tom Pratum My Life and Times Our national heroes – Jefferson, Lincoln, and the rest – have taken a beating lately, proving they were human too. I still have regard for Lincoln, though; after all he was born on my birthday, although some years earlier. I was born…
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Keith Chamberlin
Last Updated on June 8, 2026 by Tom Pratum In our modern world there is an inclination to be widely traveled. The more of the world we get to see, the richer we think our lives are. But this is not always the case. Keith Chamberlain (1914- 1998) spent his life in the Columbia River…