Julianne Wise was a home demonstration agent in Union County, and later an Assistant Professor in Household Administration from 1943 to 1952. She was born in 1913 in Jerome, Idaho. She was single when she came to OSC. She attended University of Idaho and received her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from OSC in 1941. She then went on to earn her Master of Science from OSC in 1943, in Household Administration and Home Economics Education. Her thesis was titled “The Development of a Rating Scale for Girls Living.” Before applying to OSC, she was an elementary school teacher in Idaho for five years. She also worked as an instructor in home economics for two years at West Virginia University. There, she helped remodel an old house into a home management/nursery house. When OSC offered her a position, West Virginia University offered her a raise and an assistant professorship. But, since Wise was a “Western girl,” she chose to come to OSC at a yearly salary slightly lower than what West Virginia had offered. She succeeded Miss Marjorie Elleworth, who left to work as a dietitian in an army hospital. In 1945, there was confusion as to the appointment of Wise. Upon apparent recommendation of Dean Milam, Wise was appointed Assistant Professor in Household Administration. At the same time, she was also approved to continue her position as Union County Home Demonstration Agent. Both these positions were announced at the same time to the State Board of Higher Education, resulting in a “somewhat confused press announcement [indicating she] had been appointed to both positions.” In 1949, Wise, who lived in a House Management House at the time, found her workload too burdensome to continue living there. She applied for sabbatical leave, which was initially granted, although it was later rescinded in favor of having her continue to supervise the Home Management House, instructing her classes as usual, and helping “modernize” two Home Economics units, while helping plan the third unit of the Home Economics building. The next year, she applied for sabbatical leave again, to do research in the field of functional housing. She had also applied for a Fulbright award and for “work of a service nature” abroad. If neither application was accepted, she hoped to study high school curricula in housing and house management. Between 1949 and 1950, Wise appeared to have been married, and taken the surname Phinney. In 1952, she resigned from OSC to “go with her husband to his place of employment.” She resigned at at a yearly salary of $4400. She was a member of Omicron Nu, the National Home Economics Association, and the American Association of University Women.
Markie Annette Runckel (nee Weatherford) was an Instructor of Home Economics in 1946. She was born in 1923 in The Dalles, Oregon. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Clothing and Textiles, with additional study in education, from OSC in 1945. She then worked as an instructor of freshman clothing for a term at OSC. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Retailing from New York University in 1946. Her thesis for her master’s degree was “Two comprehensive store reports.” She had experience in department stores in Portland and New York City. She was hired for $2000 for a ten month term. In December, she reduced her teaching load to two-thirds. She married on December 19, 1946, and took the name Markie Weatherford Runckel.
Myrtle Mae Carter was a home demonstration agent for the Federal Cooperative Extension at Oregon State College from 1942 to 1957. She was born in 1906, in Grants Pass, Oregon. She received her undergraduate education from Bahnke Walker Business college in 1928, and her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from Oregon State University in 1940. She received her Master of Science from Oregon State College in 1942, and as a graduate, she also attended Columbia Teachers College. Her master’s thesis was titled, “Study of the Household Management Practices of Married H. Ec. Graduates of O.S.C. between the Years of 1925-29 and 1935-39”. Before becoming a demonstration agent, Carter worked as a supervisor at the Withycomb House at Oregon State and was a graduate assistant in the Household Administration in 1941. She was hired as an extension agent in 1942 and represented Umatilla County. Her annual salary was $2,694. Carter was also listed as a widow in 1942. In 1944, she became a home demonstration agent at-large.