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Print Bryan DeBoer went from being navigator for his family’s cross-country trip in 1978 with dad Sid, far right, at the wheel to driving Lithia’s efforts to dominate the U.S. auto retail industry. In 1978, Oregon car dealer Sid DeBoer loaded his family into a motor home to travel the country for a year on a journey of self-discovery. Still, his three-store group was never far from his mind: He had his mail forwarded to various campgrounds and called Dick Heimann, his operations chief, from phone booths along the route. At one point, Sid flew back to Oregon and left the family in Florida ...

Taylor is the former Senior Vice President and CFO of Applied Materials. After retirement, Jerry and his wife Jeanne, moved from Silicon Valley to Ashland. In addition to founding the “Taylor Family Foundation,” they began supporting local community organizations like La Clinica, Community Works, Children’s Advocacy Center and OSF, both in leadership positions, and financially. The couples work in the community, and for SOU, earned the couple the university’s 2011 “President’s Medal.” “Jerry has done so much for the Rogue Valley and so many charities have benefited from his ge...