Coming to OSU in 1961, Harold J. Evans held professorships in plant physiology and biochemistry until his retirement in 1988. Specializing in the study of nitrogen fixation, Evans also served as Director of the Laboratory for Nitrogen Fixation Research. In 1972, Evans was the first OSU faculty member elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a U.S. scientist can receive. Evans studied processes related to nitrogen fixation. He became professor in the Botany and Plant Pathology Department in 1961, received OSU's Distinguished Professor Award in 1988, and retired later that year.
Group photo of the recipients of the "Pursuit of Excellence" award given during the 75th Anniversary (1911-1986) of the OSU Extension Service. Winners were (standing l-r) Craig Riggert, Teresa Hogue, Gloria Shibley, Wanda Phipps, Evelyn Brookhyser, Erric Ross, Debra Driscoll, Nancy Kershaw, Greg Wheeler, Mary Dilworth Stewart, Larry Burt, Susan Roy Baumgartner; (sitting l-r) Dick Best, Becky Pettit, Linda Erickson, and Miriam Lowrie.
Victory Farm Volunteers registering in Lane County. Lovina Wilson, farm labor assistant, routes the first three youngsters to register during the Mobilization Day program at the Frances Willard school in Eugene, Oregon. The youngsters are, left to right, facing table front row: Glenn Cash, 13; Howard Cash, 11; and Don Mickelwait, 13, all are from Eugene.