of 97. Honors Robert B. Pamplin Sr. received Northwestern University's Merit Award in 1966. The indoor athletic facility at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon was named the Pamplin Sports Center in 1968. Served on the Board of Trustees of Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1971 to 1979. Awarded the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Portland in 1972. Awarded the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1973. Named the Virginian of the Year by the Virginia Press Association in 1976. See also Mount Vernon Mill No. 3 References Another Virginian: A Study of Live and Beliefs of Robert Boisseau Pamplin, by Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr., 1986. Pamplin family history from Robert B. Pamplin Jr.'s website Robert B. Pamplin Sr. dies at age 97 from Collegiate Times External links Businesspeople in timber Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon People from Dinwiddie County, Virginia Virginia Tech alumni Businesspeople from Virginia 1911 births 2009 deaths Lewis & Clark College people Georgia-Pacific Philanthropists from Oregon Philanthropists from Virginia 20th-century American businesspeople People from Dunthorpe, Oregon 20th-century American philanthropists