Robert W. Henderson 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. Henderson was also known for his love of photography.
Dr. George L. McNew was director of the Boyce Thompson Institute in Yonkers, New York from 1949-1974. Oregon State University was in contention for hosting the Institute in the early 1970s prior to its move to Cornell University.
Roy A. Young (left) became assistant professor of Plant Pathology in 1948. Young was head of the Botany and Plant Pathology department from 1958-1966. Young served for a short term as acting president from 1969-1970. He also served as Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies through 1977.