Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994) graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1922 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. A giant of twentieth century science and a peace activist of international consequence, Pauling is Oregon State's most famous alumnus. He remains history's only recipient of two unshared Nobel Prizes (Chemistry, 1954; Peace, 1962). Paul Hugh Emmett (1900-1985), a friend and colleague of Pauling's, also graduated from OAC in 1922. A major figure in the history of catalysis chemistry, Emmett was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1955 and worked at a handful of institutions, including The Johns Hopkins University, where he chaired the Chemical Engineering Department until his retirement in 1971.
Dr. John C. Decius (right) was a Professor of Chemistry from 1948-1981. Dr. James H. Jensen (left) served as president of Oregon State University from 1961-1969.
Schubert earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State College in 1950 and 1956. He worked first as a Research Assistant and later as Assistant Chemist in the Agricultural Chemistry Department from 1951 until his resignation in 1963. Schubert left OSU to accept employment with the Public Health Service.
The graph was created for one of Douglas Glennie's many experiments involving lignin. October 8, 1963. 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.
Dr. Joseph Butts, Head of Agricultural Chemistry, adjusts the high vacuum system used to make materials radioactive. Joseph Butts was the professor of Agricultural Chemistry from 1939-1961 and Department Head from 1946-1961. A focus of interest was utilizing atomic energy for peaceful means.