University of Oregon honors Cathy Galbraith with the 2010 McMath Award!  Through a long and devoted career, Cathy Galbraith has expressed her deep commitment to historic preservation through education, advocacy, and resource preservation. 

After receiving her bachelor of arts degree from Pennsylvania State University, Cathy Galbraith arrived in the Pacific Northwest to pursue graduate study. She received a master's degree in urban planning from Portland State University and a certificate in nonprofit organization management and development from the University of Washington. 

Cathy worked as Oregon City’s planning director from 1979 to 1986, and then, was the city’s director of development services from 1986 to 1987. She served as director of Historic Seattle from 1987 to 1992.  Since 1993, Galbraith has been the executive director for the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, a nonprofit historic preservation education organization that owns and operates the Architectural Heritage Center.  

In her involvement at the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, Cathy has worked to fulfill the vision of Ben Milligan and Jerry Bosco, including raising funds for the renovation of the historic West’s Block building, to house the Architectural Heritage Center.  To date, 390 preservation projects have served more than 48,000 people. For example, the Cornerstones of Community program has invited Portland to reconnect with its African American history. Today the Foundation is one of the most active preservation nonprofit organizations in Oregon. Cathy has helped to produce a vibrant and vital preservation resource for the Portland region.

About the McMath Award: Each year, the McMath award will celebrate a leader in the field who has made significant contributions to historic preservation in the state of Oregon.

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Tickets $50 per person

For table sponsorship, please contact Joseph Hunter at 541-346-3697 or jlhunter@uoregon.edu.

Proceeds support financial aid for historic preservation students.