Ruth A. Moser

Title: Ruth A. Moser
LC Subject: Universities and colleges--Faculty Portraits Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts
Description: Ruth Annetta Moser was an associate professor in the School of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts, employed at OSU from 1946 to 1974. She was born in 1908 in Harvey, North Dakota. She attended the Junior College of Santa Rosa, California, for a year, and in 1931 received her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education from North Dakota Agricultural College. She attended OSC for graduate work in home economics clothing and textiles, and applied for a graduate assistantship position while she completed her master’s degree. Before coming to OSC, she was a high school instructor in home economics in North Dakota for four and a half years. She spent another year as a home Management Supervisor with the Rural Resettlement Administration, and was an extension agent for eight and a half years. She was hired as a graduate assistant in CTRA and then, a year later, was hired as a part-time instructor. Due to resignations of a couple faculty members, her employment was increased to full-time, at a rate of $2,600 for ten months. She took sabbatical leave for Spring Term of 1965, when she studied related arts at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul campus. She was promoted to assistant professor in 1949 and associate professor in 1959. She was a member of the American Association of University Women; councilor, publicity and membership chairman with the American Home Economics Association; and president and secretary-treasurer of the National Home Demonstration Agents Association. While at OSU, she was involved with the OSU Academic Requirements Committee and the CT Clothing Placement Examination Chairman. She also helped develop the laboratory facilities for her program. She was awarded emeritus status in 1974, after being employed at OSU for 28 years. She began as an instructor at a salary of $2,600 for a ten month term, and retired at 10,400 in 1966. On the subject of her photo, Professor Moser submitted a new photo in 1957. She thought this version was an improvement, although she said that “the camera was never very kind to this particular subject.” She requested that they “please destroy the one you have.”
Work Type: photographic prints photographs black-and-white photographs
Identifier: P092:0911
Rights: In Copyright
Local Collection Name: President's Office Photographs, 1923-1998 (P 092)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
Primary Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Institution: Oregon State University