Welcome to www.pamplin.org

Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. is a businessman, philanthropist, farmer, minister and author of 13 books, including two book-of-the-month-club selections. He has earned eight degrees, including two doctorates, in business, economics, accounting, education and theology (B.S. Bus. Ad., B.S. Acctg., B.S. Econ., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.A. Theology, Ph.D. Bus., D.Min. Theology) and is a tenured Professor. He is Chairman, President and CEO of the R.B. Pamplin Corporation, a family-owned company with annual sales approaching $650 million , and founder of the Portland Tribune newspaper, Columbia Empire Farms and Your NorthWest retail stores. Dr. Pamplin has served on Presidential and State Commissions, and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for three colleges and The Portland Art Museum. He has been awarded many honorary degrees and national awards, including the Distinguished Leadership Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, the National Caring Award from the Caring Institute, the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award for being the outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year, the Woodrow Wilson Center Award for Corporate Citizenship, America's Outstanding Individual Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and Volunteers of America National Volunteer of the Year. In Oregon, he has been honored with the Governor's Arts Award, Governor's Gold Award, named Entrepreneur of the Year, Portland's First Citizen, and selected by the Business Journal as one of 20 Leaders of Change over the past 20 years. Pamplin has been featured in national magazines, newspapers and on television.

EMPLOYMENT - Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, JR
Chairman, President and CEO, R.B. Pamplin Corporation
Chairman and CEO, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.
Chairman and CEO, Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co.
Chairman and CEO, Pamplin Communications Corp.
Chairman and CEO, Columbia Empire Farms, Inc.
Secretary, Trustee, Pamplin Foundation
Ordained Minister (Retired)
For further information on Dr. Pamplin contact mstewart@pamplincorporation.com

R.B. Pamplin Corporation
Suite 2400
805 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
503-248-1133 FAX: 503-248-1175


	Welcome to Pamplin.org, a resource for people interested in the Pamplin family of companies and projects. Because our businesses are so diverse and our programs so varied, we thought it would be useful to create a central source of information and links that could be accessed easily over the Internet. Please let us know if you have any questions about what we do. We'll get back to you with the answers just as soon as we are able. Thanks for visiting, Bob Pamplin, Jr.


Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.
Businessman Farmer Minister Author Educator Philanthropist Historical Preservationist

		Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. is a businessman, philanthropist, farmer, minister and author of 13 books, including two book-of-the-month-club selections. He has earned eight degrees, including two doctorates, in business, economics, accounting, education and theology (B.S. Bus. Ad., B.S. Acctg., B.S. Econ., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.A. Theology, Ph.D. Bus., D.Min. Theology) and is a tenured Professor. He is Chairman, President and CEO of the R.B. Pamplin Corporation, a family-owned company with annual sales approaching $650 million , and founder of the Portland Tribune newspaper, Columbia Empire Farms and Your NorthWest retail stores. Dr. Pamplin has served on Presidential and State Commissions, and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for three colleges and The Portland Art Museum. He has been awarded many honorary degrees and national awards, including the Distinguished Leadership Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, the National Caring Award from the Caring Institute, the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award for being the outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year, the Woodrow Wilson Center Award for Corporate Citizenship, America's Outstanding Individual Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and Volunteers of America National Volunteer of the Year. In Oregon, he has been honored with the Governor's Arts Award, Governor's Gold Award, named Entrepreneur of the Year, Portland's First Citizen, and selected by the Business Journal as one of 20 Leaders of Change over the past 20 years. Pamplin has been featured in national magazines, newspapers and on television. EMPLOYMENT - Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, JR Chairman, President and CEO, R.B. Pamplin Corporation Chairman and CEO, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co. Chairman and CEO, Pamplin Communications Corp. Chairman and CEO, Columbia Empire Farms, Inc. Secretary, Trustee, Pamplin Foundation Ordained Minister (Retired) For further information on Dr. Pamplin contact mstewart@pamplincorporation.com R.B. Pamplin Corporation Suite 2400 805 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 503-248-1133 FAX: 503-248-1175