Huntley competed for OSU in 1975, and later competed for the United States national team in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1984. She was ranked the no. 1 female high jumper in the United States five times. She also served as an assistant track and field coach for OSU in 1981.
Gene Alexander explains how water heated by the parabolic reflector could be used to vaporize freon to produce electricity at the OSU Energy Fair, held in the Memorial Union quad. At the time, Alexander was a senior in Mechanical Engineering.
The trustees of the OSU Foundation are (left to right) H. A. "Andy" Andersen, William Peckham, Mrs. Joan Austin, and Robert R. Mitchell. Other trustees not present for photo were Allen Edwards, Jr., Dr. Duane Jue, and Mrs. Helen Kelly. Photo was used in the June 1976 Oregon Stater.
OSU defeated #1 ranked UCLA, 61-57, before 10,376 fans in Gill Coliseum. The win by the Beavers ended UCLA’s conference winning streak of 50 games. This photo, taken by student photographer Chris Johns, appeared in the March 1974 Oregon Stater. Johns tied his camera to one of the basket supports behind the backboard in order to get the photo.
The Paulings are speaking with David Shoemaker, a former student and colleague of Pauling's at the California Institute of Technology, and later the chair of Chemistry at OSU.
Warren Hovland (1918-2015) was a Professor of Philosophy and Religion from 1949 to 1986, chairing the department for virtually his entire career. Hovland Hall is named in his honor.
Miller and the Beavers are pictured here playing against Indiana at the Far West Classic tournament in Portland. Ralph Miller was one of the most successful basketball coaches in OSU and college basketball history. His OSU record was 359-186 (1971-1989), and his career collegiate record was 657-382.
Frazier joined Oregon State’s Horticulture Department in 1949, coming from the University of Hawaii. At Oregon State, he worked on breeding new varieties of vegetables with his student and fellow faculty member Jim Baggett. They are known for the developing a bush variety of the Blue Lake green bean, which enabled farmers to mechanically harvest this popular variety. Frazier also developed the Willamette tomato, one of the first varieties developed for the Willamette Valley and still popular with home gardeners.
Menken earned First Team All-American status in 1981 and played on the Olympic gold medal winning 1984 United States women’s basketball team. She played for OSU from 1979 to 1981 and set several school records, some of which still stand.