Writer Raymond Carver spent the first three years of his life in a tiny red-roofed cottage, one of many owned by the Wauna Lumber Co., where his dad worked. Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny have given a second $500 million dollar gift to his alma mater, the University of Oregon. The gift will enable the the university to expand its Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, which is dedicated to bioengineering and applied scientific research and training. Phil The gift will also help support 14 to 16 additional faculty members and their teams in bioengineering, regenerative medicine, biomedical data science, and other applied interdisciplinary sciences. The Albina Arts center was once a significant cultural hub for Black communities in North and Northeast Portland. [27], On February 7, 2023, the studio announced that former Netflix executive Matt Levin was appointed as the President, Live-Action Film & Series, and will oversee the studio's entire live-action output, reporting directly to Travis Knight.[28]. People like Phil Knight trust him, Iverson said. It was a couple of weeks after the Portland polling firm DHM Research released numbers showing that, if Johnson could get her message to voters, she had a decent chance to become only the second unaffiliated Oregon governor ever. Phil and Penny Knight pledged $400 million to establish the 1803 Funds Rebuild Albina program, an effort to rebuild the economic and cultural prosperity of Albina, "People who know me best know that I'm all about family," Sewell said in a statement. And her favorite spot? Phil Knight spends big to help Oregon Republicans regain He earned a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a masters degree in industrial administration in 1969 and 1970, respectively. Nike co-founder Phil Knight, center right, announces a $400 million donation to the 1803 Fund on April 24, 2023 at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The couple have given extensively in recent years to Oregon charities working to help underserved people, and they have donated at least $4 billion to charity over the last decade, with significant gifts going to Portland-area nonprofits. The party is counting on eating into a 37-23 Democratic advantage in the House, which could eliminate the three-fifths supermajority that allows Democrats to pass any bill through the chamber on their own. But is that necessary to make a house a home? Tina Kotek, the Democratic nominee locked in a dead heat in the Oregon governors race, took time out from campaigning Oct. 10 to hold a roundtable on campaign finance reform. The event was occasioned by Nike co-founder Phil Knight writing Koteks Republican opponent, Christine Drazan, a check for $1 million on Oct. 6. "But it was a good home," Jolley says, "and it was home for 15 years.". He started Nike with Bill Bowerman, his former track coach at Oregon. Laika (stylized as LAIKA) is an American stop-motion animation studio specializing in feature films, commercial content for all media, music videos, and short films. Product Identifiers Publisher Authorhouse ISBN-10 1418410322 ISBN-13 Support the news and programs youll rely on in 2023 and beyond! The co-founder of Nike, Phil Knight, owns this house. [21], On March 31, 2021, Laika announced their first live-action film based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by John Brownlow who is said to be a fan of Laika's previous work. How Phil Knight plays into Oregons potential decision to leave Pac-12 PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) Nike co-founder Phil Knight made national headlines Monday for his $400 million donation to fund education and arts for With Election Day a little more than a month away, Oregons richest man has so far reported spending $2 million on electing Republicans to the state House and Senate far more interest than Knight has ever shown, and more than double his combined giving to legislative races since 2010. Measure 107, which amended the Oregon Constitution to allow campaign contribution and spending limits, passed in 2020 with more than 78% of the vote. Albina was the center of Black society and business in the early 1900s, but by the 1960s communities it had been decimated after city-backed urban renewal projects leveled homes and community hubs. Knight