Bob Moore Oral History Interview (2 of 2)

Interviewee: Bob Moore
Interviewer: Janice Dilg
Interview Date: January 10, 2018
Location: Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods headquarters, Milwaukie, Oregon
Duration: 0:20:38
 

In interview 2, Moore expands a bit more on the outcomes of his decision to turn Bob’s Red Mill over to its employees through an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Relieved of the demands of running the business and with resources available from the sale of the business, Moore’s attention turned to philanthropy. The combination of OSU’s history as a land grant college, its research interests, and its extension services that operated throughout the state all appealed to Bob and Charlee Moore as the place to direct their philanthropy. In 2011, the Moores donated $5 million dollars to endow the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health (MFC) in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. Moore recounts the relationships that developed, and continue, with President Ed Ray, then Dean Tammy Bray, MFC Endowed Outreach Coordinator Renee Carr, and MFC Endowed Director Emily Ho as they make the Moore Family Center a reality.

Bob Moore was born in 1929 in Portland, Oregon. For much of his life, Moore managed an automobile service center. In 1978 – inspired by his wife Charlee, who had long harbored an interest in healthy eating – Moore founded Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, headquartered in Milwaukie, Oregon. A prominent producer of whole grain products, the company now employs over 600 people and sells its products worldwide. In addition to success in business, Moore is well-known for his philanthropic efforts, which include OSU’s Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Natural Medicine. Created in 2011 as a result of a $5 million gift, the Moore Family Center researches the roles that whole grains and other foods can play in improving human health and preventing disease.

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Bob Moore Oral History Interview (2 of 2)

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In interview 2, Moore expands a bit more on the outcomes of his decision to turn Bob’s Red Mill over to its employees through an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Relieved of the demands of running the business and with resources available from the sale of the business, Moore’s attention turned to philanthropy. The combination of OSU’s history as a land grant college, its research interests, and its extension services that operated throughout the state all appealed to Bob and Charlee Moore as the place to direct their philanthropy. In 2011, the Moores donated $5 million dollars to endow the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Preventive Health (MFC) in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. Moore recounts the relationships that developed, and continue, with President Ed Ray, then Dean Tammy Bray, MFC Endowed Outreach Coordinator Renee Carr, and MFC Endowed Director Emily Ho as they make the Moore Family Center a reality.

Bob Moore was born in 1929 in Portland, Oregon. For much of his life, Moore managed an automobile service center. In 1978 – inspired by his wife Charlee, who had long harbored an interest in healthy eating – Moore founded Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, headquartered in Milwaukie, Oregon. A prominent producer of whole grain products, the company now employs over 600 people and sells its products worldwide. In addition to success in business, Moore is well-known for his philanthropic efforts, which include OSU’s Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Natural Medicine. Created in 2011 as a result of a $5 million gift, the Moore Family Center researches the roles that whole grains and other foods can play in improving human health and preventing disease.

Creator

Bob Moore

Source

Voices of Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 09)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

January 10, 2018

Contributor

Janice Dilg

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh09-moore-bob-20180110

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Janice Dilg

Interviewee

Bob Moore

Location

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods headquarters, Milwaukie, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

0:20:38

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video