Katherine Smith was an OSU graduate and the first Vice-President of Consumer Affairs for Quaker Oats. (right to left sitting) Rosemary Wander; Mary Kelsey; Gene Kelsey; behind Mary Kelsey is either Marie Bussard or Clara Pratt with Marie Bussard's husband next to her. Photo part of the Extension Oral History Project. Esther Taskerud became the Assistant State 4-H Club Leader in November of 1947. Taskerud later served as the head of Home Economics from 1963-1969, retiring in 1970.
Esther Taskerud became the Assistant State 4-H Club Leader in November of 1947. Taskerud later served as the head of Home Economics from 1963-1969, retiring in 1970.
Maud Wilson came to OAC in 1925 to teach in the College of Home Economics and was the first faculty member at OAC to conduct research full-time in home economics. Specializing in the study of housing design, Wilson also served as head of Home Economics for the Agricultural Experiment Station. She retired in 1950.
Edith Whitelock was born January 14, 1902 in Ontario, Canada. She moved to Oregon with her parents soon afterwards. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, and entered Oregon Agricultural College in the fall of 1920. She graduated from OAC in 1924 with a bachelor's degree in Home Economics.