Alicia Hicks Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Alicia Hicks
Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton and Anna Dvorak
Interview Date: June 28, 2018
Location: Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon
Duration: 1:26:34
 

Alicia Hicks is the Quality Assurance Assistant Manager at Deschutes Brewing. In her interview, Hicks talks about moving around a lot as a child, her family relationships, and her early interest in science and Math. She also talks about her schooling at the University of Washington as a Microbiology major and her work in a campus lab after graduation. After leaving the lab, she was hired as a brewing chemist at Rainier Brewing, and then moved to Bend to take a job at Deschutes. She shares her early memories of the job and company, how both have changed in her 20 years with the company, and how the expansion of the company has impacted her work (e.g. packaging line, new equipment, change in facilities). The interview concludes with Hicks sharing her favorite memories of Deschutes and her favorite beer.

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Title

Alicia Hicks Oral History Interview

Description

Alicia Hicks is the Quality Assurance Assistant Manager at Deschutes Brewing. In her interview, Hicks talks about moving around a lot as a child, her family relationships, and her early interest in science and Math. She also talks about her schooling at the University of Washington as a Microbiology major and her work in a campus lab after graduation. After leaving the lab, she was hired as a brewing chemist at Rainier Brewing, and then moved to Bend to take a job at Deschutes. She shares her early memories of the job and company, how both have changed in her 20 years with the company, and how the expansion of the company has impacted her work (e.g. packaging line, new equipment, change in facilities). The interview concludes with Hicks sharing her favorite memories of Deschutes and her favorite beer.

Creator

Alicia Hicks

Source

Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

June 28, 2018

Contributor

Tiah Edmunson-Morton and Anna Dvorak

Format

Born Digital Video

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh35-hicks-alicia-20180628

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Tiah Edmunson-Morton and Anna Dvorak

Interviewee

Alicia Hicks

Location

Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital Video

Duration

1:26:34

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video