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Plywood Centennial Celebration Highlights Click on the following links for celebration details:
Plywood Centennial Celebration Photos Commemorative Plaque Dedication
Approximately 40 people attended the dedication of a commemorative plaque at the site where the first commercial softwood plywood was produced in 1905 by Portland Manufacturing Company. The site is along the Willamette River in the St. Johns district of Portland.
APA Chairman John Murphy (left) and Plywood Pioneers Association President William Bennett presented remarks at the dedication ceremony.
Among those attending were Wendy Ullman and Bob Patton (right), descendants of Portland Manufacturing Company co-owner Peter Autzen. With them are William Bennett (far left) and John Murphy. Centennial Banquet
APA Chairman John Murphy, who shared banquet emcee duties with Plywood Pioneers Association
Plywood Pioneers Association President William Bennett
Fred Fields, retired president of Coe Manufacturing and winner of the Gustav Carlson Medal for Process Innovation.
Terry Christiansen, receiving the Bronson Lewis Medal for Industry Growth on behalf of Georgia-Pacific Corporation.
Paul Ehinger (left), Paul F. Ehinger & Associates, and Don Deardorff, founder of Fourply, Inc. and owner of Eagle Plywood Specialties, were each presented a W.E. Difford Medal for Industry contribution.
Guest speaker Chet Orloff, Oregon historian and adjunct professor of urban studies and planning at
A hightlight of the evening was the showing of a videotape history of the industry that included interviews with several longtime industry leaders.
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