G. Burton Wood (center, holding tray) served as Director of the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station from 1966 until his retirement in 1975. Previous to this, he served as head of the Department of Agricultural Economics from 1951 until 1966. Wood earned a BS degree from the University of Oregon, an MS from Oregon State College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He married Ramona Jackson, the daughter of E. P. Jackson, in 1935.
Giles French (center) was Editor and Publisher of the Sherman County Journal. Henry Hagg (right) was a dairy farmer in northwest Oregon. Henry Hagg Lake in Scoggins Valley, Oregon, was named in his honor.
