Herbert L. Jones (left) and Alfred Taylor were two of four recipients of the first Ph.D. degrees awarded by Oregon State. Jones studied physics and Taylor studied zoology. The other recipients were Karl Kremm (chemistry) and Clarence Burnham (soils).
Alice L. Edwards was an instructor in Zoology and Entomology at Oregon Agricultural College from 1909 to 1915. She later bacame the the Dean of Home Economics at Mary Washington College at the University of Virginia in Fredericksburg, a position she held until her retirement from academic life in 1951.
In addition to being a Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Lubchenco is OSU’s Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology. Except for a federal appointment, she has been at OSU since 1977, where her research has focused on community ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity, global change and sustainability. Lubchenco served as the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009 to 2013, the first woman to serve in that capacity. Her awards have included McArthur and Pew fellowships, the Nirenberg Prize from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and several honorary degrees. In 1997 she served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
In addition to being a Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Lubchenco is OSU’s Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology. Except for a federal appointment, she has been at OSU since 1977, where her research has focused on community ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity, global change and sustainability. Lubchenco served as the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009 to 2013, the first woman to serve in that capacity. Her awards have included McArthur and Pew fellowships, the Nirenberg Prize from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and several honorary degrees. In 1997 she served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
In addition to being a Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Lubchenco is OSU’s Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology. Except for a federal appointment, she has been at OSU since 1977, where her research has focused on community ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity, global change and sustainability. Lubchenco served as the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009 to 2013, the first woman to serve in that capacity. Her awards have included McArthur and Pew fellowships, the Nirenberg Prize from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and several honorary degrees. In 1997 she served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Arthur Burton Cordley joined the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College in 1895 as a Professor of Zoology and Entomology. He became the first Dean of the School of Agriculture in 1908, a position he held until his retirement in 1931. Cordley worked as an entomologist at Michigan Agricultural College, the Vermont Experiment Station, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture before moving to Oregon.
Born in 1911, Ernst Dornfeld began his teaching career at OSU in 1938 as an Instructor in the Department of Zoology. Specializing in the study of butterflies, Dornfeld also researched and taught comparative vertebrate histology and cytochemistry, cytology of the adrenal gland, and somatic polyploidy. In 1980 he wrote and published the book, The Butterflies of Oregon. In addition to his post as Instructor and Professor, Dornfeld also served as Chairman of the Department of Zoology from 1950 to 1976. Dornfeld became Professor Emeritus in 1978.