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| LOUIS T. BENEZET AWARD RECIPIENT
1997 |
William B. Stafford '63
William "Bill" Stafford is Executive Director of the trade
Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, an organization that promotes
the greater Seattle region as one of North America's premier international
gateways and commercial centers. Between 1971 and 1990, he held a number
of positions for the City of Seattle, including Deputy Mayor to Charles
Royer and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations, where
he was responsible for the national, state, regional, and international
relations of the city. he has been involved in a number of national urban
advisory committees, chairing the National Urban Consortium among cities
on urban research. In 1986, he was selected "Outstanding Public Employee"
by the Municipal League of Seattle-King County. bill's dedication to public
service is longstanding and noteworthy.
He has been active in the Seattle community, serving on the boards of
the Woodland Park Zoological Society, Seattle Children's Museum, the Public
Defender Association and the Burke Museum. He served on the Washington
State Trade Advisory Council, and is currently a member of the U.S. Department
of Commerce's District Export Council, chair of the International Advisory
Committee of the Seattle Community College System, a member of the International
Advisory Board of the University for Washington's Center for International
Advisory Committee of the Small Business Administration.
Bill's efforts have resulted in the establishment of a program to provide
free medical care to the homeless, refurbishment of the Woodland Park
Zoo and construction of low income housing.
Colorado College is privileged to present a Benezet Award in acknowledgement
of Bill's outstanding efforts to strengthen and enrich the community of
Seattle.
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