Senator Frank Morris wrestled four years at Lebanon high school under legendary coach Dick Weisbrodt. After graduating from Northwest Christian University in 1966 he earned a masters degree from the Oregon State University. In his professional career he became president of Morse Brothers, Inc., retiring in 2000 and forming a new company, Environ-Metal, Inc. He was elected to the Oregon Senate in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010. Senator Morris was honored by the Oregon Business Association as 2010 Statesman of the Year. He was a recipient of the OSU College of Business Distinguished Service award and was inducted into the OSU Engineering Hall of Fame in 2011.