Edward Doyle Smith (seated) was a Professor of English at Oregon State College/Oregon State University from 1946-1982. Robert W. Straub (standing) was Governor of Oregon from 1975-1979 and State Treasurer from 1965-1973.
Dr. Elmer Hansen graduated from OSU in 1934 and completed an M.S. in Horticulture in 1935. He served as a graduate research assistant, and later professor and horticulturist focused on pear storage for the extension service. He died in 1996.
Dr. William E. Sieveking was an extension farm crops instructor and seed certification specialist from 1953-1969. Ethiopia 505 (CI9697) (resistant) and Hannchen (susceptible) barley tested.
Dr. Robert W. Henderson (left) received a B.S. in Agronomy in 1938. Henderson served as Assistant Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station and a Farm Crops faculty member from 1946-1976. Dr. Paul E. Bernier (right), Professor of Poultry Genetics, retired in 1977.