Y. Sherry Sheng
{{Short description|Gardener and zoologist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Y. Sherry Sheng
| image = Sherry Sheng in 2011.jpg
| birth_place = Taipei
| alma_mater = National Taiwan University; University of Washington
| known_for = Director of Seattle Aquarium; Director of Oregon Zoo
| awards = Oregon 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.{{Cite web|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Kym Pokorny {{!}} For The|date=2008-07-24|title=Viewfinder: A gardener considers every angle|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2008/07/marv_bondarowiczthe_oregoniana.html|access-date=2021-04-07|website=oregonlive|language=en}} She earned a BA in Zoology from National Taiwan University and an MA in Fisheries Biology from the University of Washington.{{Cite web|last=Kreidler|first=Marc|date=2016-04-19|title=CFI Welcomes Y. Sherry Sheng to its Board of Directors {{!}} Center for Inquiry|url=https://centerforinquiry.org/news/cfi_welcomes_y-_sherry_sheng_to_its_board_of_directors/|access-date=2021-04-07|language=en-US}}
She was Deputy Director for the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department. She was Director of Oregon Zoo and Seattle Aquarium. During her leadership at Oregon Zoo the African Savannah and African Rainforest exhibits were created.{{Cite web|last=Ponti|first=Grayson|date=2018-04-26|title=The Elephant Man: A Conversation with Mike Keele, Retired Deputy Director and Curator of Elephant Ha|url=https://www.zoophoria.net/single-post/2018/04/26/the-elephant-man-a-conversation-with-mike-keele-retired-deputy-director-and-curator-of-el|access-date=2021-04-07|website=zoophoria|language=en}} In 2016 she joined the Board of Directors of the Center for Inquiry.
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.{{Cite web|last=Langellotto|first=Gail|date=2020-06-26|title=OSU Has the 1st Endowed MG Professorship in the Nation!|url=https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gardenecologylab/2020/06/26/osu-has-the-1st-endowed-mg-professorship-in-the-nation/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Garden Ecology Lab|language=en-US}} In 2012 they also donated $1.2million as a gift to the Master Gardener Programme.{{Cite web|title=Y. Sherry Sheng and Spike Wadsworth Master Gardener Professor|url=https://www.osufoundation.org/s/359/foundation/index.aspx?sid=359&gid=34&pgid=342&cid=8425&ecid=8425&crid=0&calpgid=5096&calcid=8323|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.osufoundation.org|language=en}} Sheng has been Clackamas County Master Gardener since at least 2012.{{Cite web|last=Support|first=Extension Web|date=2018-02-26|title=Thank You for Supporting the Master Gardener Program|url=https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/thank-you-supporting-master-gardener-program|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Master Gardener (Statewide)|language=en}}
Awards
- Agricultural Hall of Fame at Oregon State University - 2018.{{Cite web|date=2009-01-06|title=Agricultural Hall of Fame Award Recipients|url=https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/our-best/hall-fame-award-cas/agricultural-hall-fame-award-recipients|access-date=2021-04-07|website=College of Agricultural Sciences|language=en}}
- Oregon Women of Achievement Award - 1990.{{Cite web|title=Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office (OACO) : Women of Achievement Awards : Oregon Commission for Women (OCFW) : State of Oregon|url=https://www.oregon.gov/oac/ocfw/Pages/Women-of-Achievement-Awards.aspx|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.oregon.gov}}
References
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Category:21st-century American zoologists
Category:American women philanthropists
Category:Taiwanese women scientists
Category:University of Washington alumni