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.
Dr. Henry P. Hansen (right) was an Instructor and Professor of Botany from 1939-1949. He became Dean of the Graduate School in 1949 and served until 1971.
Dr. Henry P. Hansen (second from right) was an Instructor and Professor of Botany from 1939-1949. He became Dean of the Graduate School in 1949 and served until 1971.
Mary (Powell) Butz (foreground, left) was the wife of Earl L. Butz. Earl L. Butz (foreground, second from left) was United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1971-1976. J. Ralph Shay (foreground, third from right) was a Professor of Botany and Assistant Dean of Research at Oregon State from 1966-1981.
Dr. Henry P. Hansen was an Instructor and Professor of Botany from 1939-1949. He became Dean of the Graduate School in 1949 and served until 1971. Dr. Larry Boersma was a Distinguished Professor of Crop and Soil Science from 1960-1999.