Douglas W. Glennie was head of chemical research in the Forest Research Laboratory at Oregon State University from 1956 until his resignation in 1964, to accept a research position in the pulp industry. Glennie earned his BS (1949) and MA (1951) degrees from the University of British Columbia and his Ph.D. (1955) from the University of Washington. Glennie died in the state of Washington in 1971.
Chih H. Wang was a founding member of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Center. Wang received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University and in 1964 became the Director of the Radiation Center.