Left to right: John Andrew Bexell, Dean of Commerce, 1908-1932; Harrison Val Hoyt, Dean of Commerce, 1931-1938?; Williams A. Schoenfeld, Dean of Agriculture, 1931-1950; and Arthur Burton Cordley, Dean of Agriculture, 1908-1931.
Blue Key was a national honor fraternity for senior men. Included in the photo are Robert W. Henderson (front row, third from right), E. B. Lemon (second row left), Francois Gilfillan (second row, second from right), U. G. Dubach (second row right), and Percy Locey (back row right)..
U. G. Dubach was Dean of Men (far left), Kate Jameson was Dean of Women (fourth from left, wearing glasses), and Herbert T. Vance (far right) was the head of the Secretarial Science department.
George Wilcox Peavy, Dean of Forestry, was appointed acting president of Oregon State College in 1932 when William J. Kerr was chosen as the first chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Peavy became Oregon State College's seventh president in 1934, the first OSC faculty member to also serve as president of the institution. He remained dean of forestry during his presidency until his retirement in 1940, upon which he was appointed as dean emeritus and president emeritus of OSC.
Francois Archibald Gilfillan was officially appointed as the acting president of Oregon State College in September 1941 after the resignation of President Ballard; however, he had been serving as the chair of the Administrative Council and carrying out the president's campus duties since October 1940. Ballard led the college through the uncertain months that marked the beginning of World War II until August L. Strand's arrival in October 1942.
George Wilcox Peavy, Dean of Forestry, was appointed acting president of Oregon State College in 1932 when William J. Kerr was chosen as the first chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Peavy became Oregon State College's seventh president in 1934, the first OSC faculty member to also serve as president of the institution. He remained dean of forestry during his presidency until his retirement in 1940, upon which he was appointed as dean emeritus and president emeritus of OSC.
Francois Archibald Gilfillan was officially appointed as the acting president of Oregon State College in September 1941 after the resignation of President Ballard; however, he had been serving as the chair of the Administrative Council and carrying out the president's campus duties since October 1940. Ballard led the college through the uncertain months that marked the beginning of World War II until August L. Strand's arrival in October 1942.