Willis Arden Sheets was a Senior Instructor in Horticulture at the North Willamette Experiment Station and later Washington County Extension Agent and Chairman from 1959-1992.
Murray D. Dawson (left) was a Professor of Soil Science and founder of the OSU Rugby Club. Dawson received the International Alumni Medal in 2006. Dudley L. Sitton (right) was a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Assistant Superintendent of the Malheur Experiment Station.
Warren E. Kronstad (left) was a faculty member in the Crop and Soil Science department from 1959-1998. Kronstad lead the Wheat Breeding Project, which created new varieties of wheat. Kronstad received the Oregon State University Distinguished Professor Award. Polat Solen (middle) completed a Master of Science in Agronomic Crop Science at Oregon State in 1973. Margaret Stigler (right) was a Secretary of Farm Crops at Oregon State University.
Warren E. Kronstad (left) was a faculty member in the Crop and Soil Science department from 1959-1998. Kronstad lead the Wheat Breeding Project, which created new varieties of wheat. Kronstad received the Oregon State University Distinguished Professor Award. Margaret Stiger (right) was a Secretary of Farm Crops at Oregon State University.
James R. Baggett was a faculty member at Oregon State University from 1956 until his retirement in 1995. He completed a Ph.D. in Horticulture at Oregon State College in 1956. As a faculty member, he continued the breeding work on peas, beans, cabbage, and broccoli that he had begun as a graduate student. He became head of the vegetable breeding program in 1973 when his mentor and colleague, William A. ("Tex") Frazier retired.