People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program
Interview with Ronald and Jane Cease
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Interview Date
6-18-2015
Publication Date
2015
Subjects
Land use -- Oregon -- Planning
Abstract
Interview with Ronald and Jane Cease by James (Jim) Sitzman on June 18, 2015. Ron Cease was invited to teach at Portland State University in 1966, where he founded the university's Public Administration program in 1976. Jane Cease was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1978 and was re-elected in 1980. Ron won a seat in the Oregon House in 1984, the same year that Jane was elected to the Oregon Senate.
Biographical
Together, Ronald (Ron) and Jane Cease have a combined 24 years' experience representing Oregonians in the state legislature. Ron was invited to teach at Portland State University in 1966, where he founded the university's Public Administration program in 1976. Jane was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1978 and was re-elected in 1980. Ron won a seat in the Oregon House in 1984, the same year that Jane was elected to the Oregon Senate.
James (Jim) Sitzman's career in land use in Oregon includes work with Metro and its predecessor, the Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG), where he assisted in drawing the first urban growth boundary around the Portland metropolitan area. He also served as a field representative for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16320
Disciplines
Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
Cease, Ronald; Cease, Jane; and Sitzman, James, "Interview with Ronald and Jane Cease" (2015). People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program. 22.