Bertha Whillook Stutz held a number of positions in secretarial training at OSC, and was employed at OSC for 36 years. She retired an Associate Professor of Secretarial Science. She was born in 1888 in Humansville, Missouri. She studied at Missouri State Teachers College and Oregon State University, receiving her Bachelor of Science from the latter in 1918. She then went on to study graduate work at Columbia University and OSC, receiving her Master of Science from the latter in 1927. After graduating, she taught secretarial training at OSC, and taught summer sessions at the University of California and the University of Southern California. While employed at OSC, she took a leave of absence from January-September of 1921, with the understanding that there would be “no guarantee as to salary” should she resume her work the next September. She taught part-time in 1933, but enrollment reached 28% excess of their facilities, so she and one other half-time professor were increased to full-time work. This year also saw a 20% increase in students from other majors registering for secretarial science classes. She took sabbatical leave from March-June 1945, on full salary. She used this to visit secondary schools, junior colleges, colleges, and universities to study methods and techniques. She was faculty advisor of PHi Chi Theta at OSC. She was a member of the Eastern Star, the Methodist Church, and was the National Treasurer of Sigma Kappa for at least six years.