Skidmore Prize

The inspiration for the name of this prize: The Skidmore Fountain in Portland’s Old Town, which bears this inscription: “Good citizens are the riches of a city.”


This fall, we celebrate four remarkable individuals doing exceptional work for Portland-area nonprofits. Each Skidmore Prize winner is the embodiment of community dedication, a testament to the power of passion and purpose.

Their stories of resilience, determination, and unwavering commitment to social causes leave us awestruck and motivated to do more. In recognizing their outstanding accomplishments, we honor not just their achievements but the potential in all of us to make meaningful differences.


Winners of the Skidmore Prize must be under the age of 36 and work full-time for a local nonprofit. Winners received their awards, including prizes of $4,000, at a special luncheon.

2004 Prize Winners
Felipe Leon
With his easy smile and friendly nature, it is not hard to understand why Felipe Leon was last year's Mr. Gay Latino Oregon. From a distance, one might look...
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Travis Williams
The Willamette River has always fascinated Travis Williams. The executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper grew up near the waterway in Milwaukie and spent...
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Gavin Shettler
A self-described "vision person," Gavin Shettler has an imaginative flair well-suited to the task at hand. On Jan. 7, Shettler and his colleagues will open...
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Emily Root
Pegged as a hipster capital of the West Coast, Portland attracts its fair share of graduates from small liberal-arts colleges. But not all of them come to...
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