Joan Gray
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| Joan Gray | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Gray Family Foundation |
| Role: | Board member |
| Location: | Eugene, Ore. |
| Education: | University of Oregon |
As of 2016, Joan Gray was a landscape architect and board member of the Gray Family Foundation. She and her siblings—Jack Gray and Janet Webster—were contributors to Oregon Outdoor School Lottery Fund, Measure 99, a 2016 ballot measure in Oregon.
Career
Gray is the daughter of John and Betty Gray, Oregon philanthropists who donated to organizations and causes related to "early childhood, geography and environmental education." After John and Betty passed away, their children started the Gray Family Foundation as a way to "support John and Betty Gray’s faith in the human spirit through giving back to the systems that nurture all of us – our culture, our natural environment and our communities."[1][2]
She attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture.[3]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
Gray was one of the top contributors in support of Oregon Outdoor School Lottery Fund, Measure 99 in 2016. The outdoor school initiative was designed to designate about $22 million in state lottery funds for outdoor education for all fifth and sixth graders in Oregon.[4]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Joan Gray’s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Joan Gray | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Oregon Outdoor School Lottery Fund, Measure 99 | 2016 | Supported[5] | |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Oregonian, John Gray, Portland developer and philanthropist, dies at 93," October 19, 2012
- ↑ Gray Family Foundation, "History of the Gray Family Foundation," accessed September 15, 2016
- ↑ Gray Family Foundation, "Staff and Board," accessed September 15, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Ballot title," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Yes on 99," accessed August 28, 2016
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