McKay was a 1917 graduate of Oregon State and served as its student body president. He served as governor of Oregon from 1949 to 1952, and also served as mayor of Salem (1933-35), state senator (1935-1949), and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1953-1956). Colvig attended Oregon State in the early 1910s, and became well known as the voice of several Disney characters.
Bill Berry, Director of the Urban League of Portland, talks with Oregon Governor Douglas McKay and Tom McCall, Executive Secretary to the Governor, about the Annual Report on Fair Employment Practices Law in Oregon.
A. L. Strand (left) Gov. J. Douglas McKay (right). August LeRoy Strand served as president of Oregon State University from 1942-1961. Strand helped create the Oregon State College Foundation in 1947 and introduced the idea of an OSU golf course.