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Chenoweth, Dolores Wiley (1962)

Dolores Wiley Chenoweth was born in Portland, Oregon in 1940. Her father was a union worker glazier, and her mother a stay at home mom. Dolores grew up in Portland and attended Multnomah Elementary School and Wilson High School before attending Lewis & Clark. She had an older brother who graduated from Lewis & Clark in 1958. When it came time for her to enter college, Dolores applied and was accepted to Oregon State and Pacific University but ultimately decided to attend Lewis & Clark after having seen what great experiences her brother had at the college. Dolores began her career at Lewis & Clark in the Fall of 1948 and graduated in 1962 with degrees in journalism and sociology. Though she lived at home with her parents during her time of attendance to the school, Dolores was greatly involved in the schools community. In addition to working on campus, Dolores was part of a sorority and eventually worked her way up to become the editor of The Pioneer Log her senior year. Following graduation, Dolores married and moved to Eugene, Oregon where she began her career. Initially she pursued a career in social work before working for Pacific Power and Light in Portland where she was one of only 3 women in a company of 3,000 who held a non-clerical position. Before her retirement Dolores ran her own consulting firm.

Oral history interview of Lewis & Clark alumnus Dolores Wiley Chenoweth, conducted by Sophia Lee on March 20, 2014. History Department, Spring Semester, 2014.

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