Major General Riley F. Ennis, Deputy Commander, Sixth Army, and OSC President August L. Strand visit during Ennis's visit to OSC, January 18, 1956. August LeRoy Strand served as president of Oregon State University from 1942-1961. Strand helped create the Oregon State College Foundation in 1947 and introduced the idea of an OSU golf course.
Johnson, of General Electric's Hanford Atomic Products Operation and Goto, Director of the University of Hawaii Agricultural Extension Service, received honorary degrees at OSC commencement, 1959.