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Oregon State Hostess
Miss Oregon
Katie Marie Harman (2002)
Adopted in 1969.
Miss Oregon was adopted in 1969 as the Oregon State Hostess. There not much offered on this designation, other then all Miss Oregon will hold the role of "official hostess" of the state in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes: Miss Oregon designated to be official hostess, HCR 6 (1969)
Katie Harman, a 21-year old blue-eyed blonde, was named the 81st Miss America in 2002 in front of a flag-waving crowd gathered.
The Miss Oregon Scholarship Program is a not-for-profit corporation established solely to provide contestants with the opportunity to enhance their professional and educational goals, and to achieve those pursuits with the assistance of monetary grants and awards.
The scholarships for the 2000 Miss Oregon Contestants was $42,100 up from $37,000 the previous year.
The Miss America Organization continues to be the largest scholarship for women in the world, making over $30 million available annually.
2002 - Katie Marie Harman
Despite the recent tragic events of September 11, 2002, the Miss America Pageant continued on Sept. 23 as planned. Oregon was well represented by Portland State's Katie Harmon. Harmon is currently a junior at PSU pursuing a degree in speech and vocal performance. She is the first Miss Oregon to take home the title of Miss America.
As Miss Oregon, Harmon received $10,000 in scholarship money. When Harmon stepped up to receive her crown as Miss America, she also received a $50,000 scholarship. Harmon plans to apply this toward her education at PSU. She also plans to continue onto graduate school to study bioethics.
Katie Marie Harman
Gresham, Oregon
Age: 21
Parents:
Glen Harman & Darla Harman
Education:
Portland State University
University of Puget Sound
Centennial High School
Platform Issue:
Supporting Terminal Breast Cancer Patients
Scholastic Ambition:
To obtain a BA in speech communication and a MA in bioethics
Talent:
Classical Vocal
Scholastic Honors:
Oregon Laurels Scholarship; Portland State University Dean's list; President's Award for Educational Excellence; Oregon Scholar designation
Other Accomplishments:
Selected as an apprentice in trauma surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University; winner of the 2001 Statewide Young Artists Concerto Competition; recipient of the Oregon Music Educators Association Gold Award
Employment:
Trauma apprentice/cancer research assistant-Oregon Health Sciences University; Biology lab assistant-University of Puget Sound; Yearbook Editor-University of Puget Sound; sales associate
Family:
Father is an engineer. Mother is a special education assistant. She has two sisters, Angela, 32, and Stacey, 19.
Career Ambition:
To work for a health care organization
Local Competition Sponsor:
Miss Portland Scholarship Program
State Competition Sponsor:
Miss Oregon Scholarship Program, Seaside
Triva
Katie Harman won the Miss America title and brought it home to the state of Oregon for the first time in 2002. Oregon first made the semifinalist list in 1947 when Jo Ann Amorde competed as Miss Oregon. Oregon delegates then made the semifinals in 1948, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1978, 1982, and 1998.
They made their first appearance in the top five when Dorothy Mae Johnson was 1st runner up in 1956. Since then Marjean Kay Langley was 3rd ru in 1969, Elizabeth Simmons was 3rd Runner up in 1994, Emily Orton was 1st Runner up in 1996, and Patricia Leines was 2nd ru in 1997.
Oregon Revised Statutes
Miss Oregon designated to be official hostess, HCR 6 (1969)
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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