Y. Sherry Sheng

Y. Sherry Sheng
Born
Taipei
Alma materNational Taiwan University; University of Washington
Known forDirector of Seattle Aquarium; Director of Oregon Zoo
AwardsOregon Women of Achievement

Y. Sherry Sheng is a horticulturalist, zoologist and philanthropist, who was given an Oregon Women of Achievement Award in 1990.

Biography

Sheng was born in Taipei, Taiwan, to Chinese parents.[1] She earned a BA in Zoology from National Taiwan University and an MA in Fisheries Biology from the University of Washington.[2]

She was Deputy Director for the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department.[2] She was Director of Oregon Zoo and Seattle Aquarium.[1] During her leadership at Oregon Zoo the African Savannah and African Rainforest exhibits were created.[3] In 2016 she joined the Board of Directors of the Center for Inquiry.[2]

In 2020 she and her husband Spike Wadsworth made a $503,000 endowment to Oregon State University in order to establish the Y. Sherry Sheng and Spike Wadsworth Master Gardener Professorship Fund.[4] In 2012 they also donated $1.2million as a gift to the Master Gardener Programme.[5] Sheng has been Clackamas County Master Gardener since at least 2012.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Oregonian/OregonLive, Kym Pokorny | For The (2008-07-24). "Viewfinder: A gardener considers every angle". oregonlive. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c Kreidler, Marc (2016-04-19). "CFI Welcomes Y. Sherry Sheng to its Board of Directors | Center for Inquiry". Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ Ponti, Grayson (2018-04-26). "The Elephant Man: A Conversation with Mike Keele, Retired Deputy Director and Curator of Elephant Ha". zoophoria. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. ^ Langellotto, Gail (2020-06-26). "OSU Has the 1st Endowed MG Professorship in the Nation!". Garden Ecology Lab. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. ^ "Y. Sherry Sheng and Spike Wadsworth Master Gardener Professor". www.osufoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  6. ^ Support, Extension Web (2018-02-26). "Thank You for Supporting the Master Gardener Program". Master Gardener (Statewide). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  7. ^ "Agricultural Hall of Fame Award Recipients". College of Agricultural Sciences. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  8. ^ "Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office (OACO) : Women of Achievement Awards : Oregon Commission for Women (OCFW) : State of Oregon". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

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