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Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. (born September 3, 1941) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and minister. He is also noted as an educator, historical preservationist and author. A longtime Oregonian, Pamplin is chairman, president and CEO of R.B. Pamplin Corporation, a family-owned company headquartered in Portland. It is one of the largest private corporations in Oregon. He has appeared on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans. In 2001, he was reported to be the third-wealthiest person in Oregon. Pamplin's holdings include textile company Mount Vernon Mills,〔 the Pamplin Media Group, and Ross Island Sand and Gravel, a concrete and asphalt company. ==Personal life and education== Pamplin was born in Augusta, Georgia to Robert B. and Katherine Reese Pamplin. In 1953, Pamplin moved with his family to Oregon. As a 10-year-old recovering from a year-long bout with hepatitis that made him bedridden, Pamplin began training in the Charles Atlas weightlifting method to regain his strength. In high school, he became an AAU Olympic Lifts weightlifting champion which led to a lifelong commitment to fitness. After graduating from Lincoln High School in Portland, Pamplin studied at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, ultimately transferring to Lewis & Clark College in 1962 to complete his undergraduate training. Pamplin has received eight degrees, including two doctorates:〔 * Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration (1964), Accounting (1965) and Economics (1966) from Lewis & Clark College * Masters in Business Administration (1968) and a Masters in Education from the University of Portland (1975) * Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration from the then-unaccredited, distance education〔〔http://www.detc.org/school_details.php?id=178〕〔http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04771t.pdf〕〔http://quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/dm4.html〕 California Coast University (1976) * Masters of Arts in Theology (1978) and a Doctor of Ministry in Theology (1982) from Western Seminary In 1965, while in college, Pamplin became a licensed stockbroker and transformed a modest inheritance into his first million dollars through careful investing.〔 Pamplin and his wife Marilyn live in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a wealthy suburb of Portland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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