Y. Sherry Sheng | |
---|---|
Born | 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.
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]