Alice Henderson (left) was the wife of Robert W. Henderson. Elizabeth (Nelson) VanLeeuwen (right) graduated from Oregon State in 1947 and was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981-1999.
John V. Byrne came to Oregon State University as an Associate Professor of Marine Geology in 1961, becoming the Chairman of the Oceanography Department in 1968. Byrne was the OSU President from 1984-1995.