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October 27, 2015

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McKenna Bloomquist, Media Spokesperson





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E-mail: mckennab@uoregon.edu

MICHAEL SCHILL TO RECEIVE EMERALD AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP

EUGENE, OR This year, the Eugene Chamber of Commerce will award University of
Oregon President Michael Schill the first-ever Emerald Award for Leadership.


Not only has Schill completed groundbreaking research on legal issues
pertaining to real estate and housing policy, but he also has done significant
additional work as president of the University of Oregon. The Board of Directors of
the Eugene Chamber of Commerce has deemed Schill a worthy recipient of the
award.


He has only resided in our community for a short time, but has already
worked to promote issues of great relevance to the people who live here and is a
shining example of exemplary leadership, said David Hauser, president of the
Eugene Chamber of Commerce.


The Eugene Chamber of Commerce gives The Emerald Award for Leadership
annually to a local person who demonstrates innovative, initiative-driven leadership
in the community. It is one award within the Emerald Awards, a program honoring
businesses in the Eugene/Springfield area that promote the communitys vitality
and quality of life. A panel of judges from the Eugene Chamber of Commerce review
nominations and select the winners in a variety of categories. The awards have
taken place annually since 2004.


Schill, a first-generation college student, has served on various boards of
several universities in his career. Schill served as the dean of the University of
California Los Angeles School of Law from 2004 to 2009, and as the dean and Harry
N. Wyatt Professor of Law at the University of Chicago in 2010. He has also served as
a professor of law and urban planning at New York University and professor of law
and real estate at the University of Pennsylvania.


Schill has great interest in property, real estate, and housing law and policy,
and is the author and co-author of three books and over 40 scholarly articles on the

subjects. He became the 18th president of the University of Oregon in July 2015.





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I am deeply honored that the Eugene Chamber of Commerce has chosen me
for this very special award, said Schill. I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and
serving the people in this community thus far, and am inspired daily by their
dedication and passion.


The Eugene Chamber of Commerce will award Schill the Emerald Award for
Leadership at the Emerald Awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. at the
John Phillip Sousa Ballroom at the Hilton in downtown Eugene.


For more information on the Emerald Awards, go online to
www.theemeraldawards.org.

THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
The Oregon State Legislature founded the University of Oregon in 1876 in Eugene,
Ore. It is a public flagship research university and is classified as having high
research activity. The University of Oregon offers 272 undergraduate and graduate
degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. There are 24,181 students attending
the University of Oregon.