Inducted 1998

Rebecca Q. Morgan was born in Vermont. She hold's a bachelor's
degree from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford
University.

Ms. Morgan has a long-standing commitment to community service
as demonstrated by her career. She served as a member of the Palo
Alto Board of Education from 1973 to 1978. Chairing the Santa
Clara County Board of Supervisors for one year, she served there
from 1981 to 1984. Ms. Morgan was a California State Senator
from 1984 to 1993, and President/CEO of Joint Venture Silicon
Valley from 1993-1998

For her dedication and commitment to the community, Ms. Morgan
has received many honors. These include; Santa Clara County
Woman of Achievement, the Juliette Gordon Low Award from the
Girl Scouts, Senator of the Year from the California School Boards
Association and the California State University Students Association,
the Dean's Award for Public Service from Cornell University, the
1994 Woman of Vision honor from the Career Action Center, the
1994 Presidential Award of Distinction from De Anza College, the
1995 Community Service Award from the National Conference of
Christians and Jews, an honorary law degree from Peninsula Law
School in 1991 and Golden Gate University in 1992, and an
honorary doctorate in public service from Santa Clara University in
1996.

She also is a former Stanford Trustee, a member of the Stanford
Business School Advisory Council, a director of PG&E, a member
of Women's Forum West and the International Women's Forum.

Ms. Morgan, and her husband Jim, have two grown children and
three grandchildren. In her leisure time, she enjoys skiing and
working in her rose garden.