Hallie Ford
Hallie Brown Ford (March 17, 1905 – June 4, 2007) was an American business person and philanthropist. A native of Oklahoma, she acquired her wealth in Oregon through the timber industry. As a philanthropist she made donations to many institutions in Oklahoma and Oregon to support education and the arts. Shortly before her death in 2007, she made a donation of $15 million to the Pacific Northwest College of Art, the largest single donation to any cultural group in Oregon history.
Hallie Ford | |
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| Born | March 17, 1905 Red Fork, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 2007 (aged 102) Monmouth, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education | East Central University |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Employer | Roseburg Forest Products |
| Spouse | Kenneth W. Ford |
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art and several other institutions at Willamette University and Oregon State University in Oregon are named in her honor, as are several items at her alma mater East Central University in Oklahoma.
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