Board Members 

 

Jeremy Morris, President

Jeremy is a third-generation Basin resident, raised in Malin, Oregon. He is a Civil Engineer and the Klamath County Public Works Director. Jeremy is an avid mountaineer, having climbed Denali in Alaska, and an ultra marathon runner, completing over 15 ultra marathons (31 miles or more).

Ryan Bartholomew, Vice President

Ryan is the Operations Officer serving at Kingsley Field. He followed in his father’s footsteps and earned his BS in History (2003) and MA in Teaching (2004) at Southern Oregon University. While not presently working professionally in the field of History, Ryan has put his studies to good use helping preserve and promote local history. Ryan spent one year working at the Klamath County Museum and served as curator of the Fort Klamath Museum in 2001. He is a charter member of the Malin Historical Society and has served as President since 2005. He is the author of the Malin Historical Society quarterly newsletter and was the chief contributor to the Malin History book released in the summer of 2009. His goals include preserving, showcasing, promoting, and educating groups of all ages about the monumental achievements and occasional blunders that have occurred throughout our area’s relatively short but fascinating history.

Bill Johnson, Secretary

Bill has lived in Oregon for 46 years and is a U.S. Marine Veteran. He is a forester, having worked in Eugene, Lakeview, and Klamath Falls before retiring in 2008. Bill is very active with the Shaw Library journal: he is one of the editors and regularly writes articles for each issue. Bill and his wife Susan live on a small farm near Midland, with 2 dogs, 4 cats, and 40 chickens. Bill’s favorite getaway is visiting old military forts and ghost towns in Nevada.

Scott Lawson

Scott J. Lawson is a fifth-generation native of Plumas County, California, his ancestors settling there in the early 1850s. Scott’s life-long love of the outdoors and local and regional history was a perfect fit for his position as Director of the Plumas County Museum in Quincy, California, from which he retired after 33 years.

A graduate of California State University, Chico, Scott has also spent time gold mining, in construction trades, and working as a logger. He has edited four books and authored six, all on local history, and has had articles printed in various publications, including Sierra Heritage, California Territorial and California Historical Society Quarterly. In 1997, along with two others, he was featured in “Any Place Wild,” a television show sponsored by Backpacker Magazine. For four days and three nights they retraced on skis a historic express route in southern Plumas County, at the end of which they participated in the World’s Championship Longboard Ski Races at Johnsville. In 1975, Scott hiked the north half of the Pacific Crest Trail from Dunsmuir, California to Canada, and first saw Klamath Falls in July that year while visiting a friend stationed at Kingsley Field.

Scott and his wife, Margie, relocated to Klamath Falls in 2021, where they enjoy their garden, traveling, hiking the Applegate Trail, and attending local musical events.

Ron Hathaway

Ron was raised on a cow-calf ranch in Shasta County, California. He attended California Polytechnic State College, in San Luis Obispo, and later returned to school at the University of Nevada Reno in 1971. After completing his MS in the fall of 1972, he was employed by Oregon State University as the Livestock Extension Agent for Klamath County, Oregon, with educational program responsibility for livestock, farm management, range, and natural resources. In 1985 he was appointed Staff Chair for the Klamath County Extension Office. He received a Ph.D. in ruminate nutrition from Oregon State University in 1987. In 2004 Ron was appointed as Superintendent of the Klamath Experiment Station and in 2005, became Director of the Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center.

Ron served his career with OSU in Klamath Falls, working to improve the livestock industry and to address water quality and public policy issues. He is recognized for his work in cattle production, management, nutrition, and minor element nutrition. Ron served on the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Agriculture and Forestry Committee, as Klamath Cattlemen’s Association Secretary, member and Board Chair for the Klamath Falls City School Board.

He and his wife Deanna have three grown daughters, graduates of OSU. Their daughters, husbands (two are OSU graduates), and seven grandchildren live in Klamath Falls.

Danny L. Hawkes

Dan Hawkes joined the Shaw Board of Governors in March, 2018. He is the Lead Collections Assistant at the Klamath County Museum. Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice (1978) and a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources from Washington State University (1990).

Son of a North Dakota farmer, Dan’s family moved to Pend Oreille County, Washington, in 1966. He retired from the United States Forest Service (USFS) in December 2012. His Forest Service career took him to positions in Ohio, Nevada, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.

Dan and his wife, Carmel, relocated to Klamath Falls in June, 2015. They enjoy camping, hiking, gardening and nature study. Additionally, Dan enjoys bicycling, photography, genealogy, birding and botany. Dan and Carmel Hawkes have two adult daughters in Eugene, Oregon, and Arlington, Massachusetts.

Kathleen Shaw

Kathy has been an active Board member since 2012. She studied Fashion Merchandising and graduated from Brooks College in 1988. Since then, she has successfully been involved in the golf industry and real estate development business ventures. Kathy devotes a large part of her time to her three children. In her spare time, Kathy enjoys a wide variety of personal interests, including hiking, horseback riding, music, and water sports, to name a few. Following in her grandfather's footsteps, Kathy also has a strong interest in art, as well as the education and preservation of historical objects and locations.

Karen Caverly-Molineaux

Karen has lived off and on in Klamath Falls since 1971. She holds a B.S. in History, an M.A. in Teaching, an M.S. in Instructional Technology, and an M.A. in History. Karen is a licensed secondary social studies teacher, but has used her training to build her background in education grant coordination. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in History from Liberty University. Karen has also written on various topics in history, but her main focus is on WWII in the Asia-Pacific and the Asian American experience. She is a dog mom, a Grammy, and wife to a retired Navy and Air Force man - and also loves traveling, crocheting, and college football.

Pamela Slinker

Pamela J. Pickering Slinker has been a long-time professional career and employment specialist for the states of Oregon, California, Arizona, and New Mexico. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History, World History, Geography, and Political Science, as well as a Master of Special Education degree, both from Eastern New Mexico University. During her career she has also been a professional genealogist with contributions to several books and numerous articles. She joined the Shaw Historical Library Board in 2021, and is a member of the Klamath County Museum Advisory Board, Klamath County Library Foundation Board, and Klamath Basin Genealogical Society. She and her husband, Michael, have twin sons – Daniel and Jacob, graduates of Oregon State University.

Kamela Harrington - Critser

Kamela Critser retired from Monterey County Free Library after 20+yrs. She was a Librarian Assistant ll and Bookmobile Manager. She moved to Klamath Falls in 2020 and have been with the Klamath County Museum since 2021. She is the lead worker for the Baldwin Hotel Museum during the summer, and works at the main museum during the off-season. She is a mom of two boys and one cat and a college graduate with certificates in other fields. 

Matt Voelkel

Born and raised in Lakeview, Oregon, Matt Voelkel earned his B.A. in History at Brigham Young University–Idaho and later his M.A. in Historical Research at Boise State University, where he studied the Snake War and United States Indian policy. Matt enjoys bringing history to the public through presentations, articles, and tours. Prior to his current position at the Klamath County Museum, he was a firefighter for the Fremont-Winema National Forest and worked as the archivist at the Owyhee County Museum in Murphy, Idaho. Matt is the curator of the Klamath County Museum. Matt’s variety of interests include baseball, camping, and music. Matt moved to Klamath Falls in 2022 with his wonderful wife and three children.

Iris Godwin

Before retirement in 2024, Iris served as Head of the University Archives and Special Collections and an Associate Professor Academic Librarian in the library at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT). She served in the Shaw Historical Library Board of Governor meetings as an ex-officio member. Moving to Klamath Falls in 2007, she worked at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville library where she received an M.L.I.S., (2005) and worked in the Technical Services Department. Previously, she earned a B.A. in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee (2000) and professional certification from the Society of American Archivists on arrangement and description of archival materials (2018).

Iris is passionate about historical preservation and research. She has been instrumental in the completion of several digitization projects. She is the author of family history newsletters, OIT 75th historical activity book, librarian professional policies, and co-author of an article for the Oregon Library Association (OLA) Quarterly. Through the years, she has taught many classes on family history research methods. To name a few topics: Southeastern Native American Research, Using the National Archives, and Preparation for Original Research in Historical Institutions on Location. 

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Cate Guenther
  • Alla Powers