In 1983 the Center was renamed the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in honor of U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon, an early supporter of the Center.
In 1983 the Center was renamed the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in honor of U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon, an early supporter of the Center.
Wilbur Breese completed a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science at Oregon State College and was a Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife and Sea Grant researcher from 1953-1983.