Dr. T. J. Starker (right) was a Professor of Forestry from 1922-1942. E. B. Lemon (left) was Dean of Administration and later Chairman of the State Scholarship Commission from 1911-1969.
Mervin Horton (left) graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1910. Thurman James Starker (second from left) was a professor of Forestry from 1922-1942. Roy A. Young (second from right) was a Professor of Plant Pathology, interim University President, and Vice President of Graduate Studies from 1948-1977. Crawford H. "Scram" Graham (right) graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College in 1935 and served as the Director of Alumni Relations for Oregon State University from 1961-1978.
T. J. Starker stands at center. Thurman James Starker graduated from OAC in 1910 as a member of the college's first class of foresters. He later taught Forestry at Oregon State from 1922 to 1942. He also founded Starker Forests, Inc., served on the Oregon State Board of Forestry, and was active in local civic affairs.
Dr. T. J. Starker (second from right) was a Professor of Forestry from 1922-1942 and long-time business owner in Corvallis. Stonewall Andrew Jackson (second from left) was Benton County Extension Agent from 1939-1972. Dr. Horace B. Cheney (left) was head of the Soils Department from 1952-1978. Russell E. Ellis (right) was Professor of Architecture from 1949-1983.
TJ Starker in a classroom, leaning against a log. Thurman James Starker was a professor of Forestry from 1922-1942. Starker taught courses in forest management and silviculture and purchased land during the 1930's which would become Starker Forests. Starker helped Corvallis gain Avery Park and was made a member of the Oregon State Board of Forestry by Governor Mark Hatfield in 1962.