Barry played at OSU from 1991 to 1995, was an All PAC-10 selection as a senior, and was second in scoring in the conference that year at 21 points per game. He is on nine of OSU’s top 10 career lists. Barry played professionally from 1995 to 2009, including stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle Supersonics and San Antonio Spurs.
Team members (from left) Amy Martin, Kimberly White, Jen Lesko and Karen Thompson practice for a seat on the women’s Varsity 8. Martin was one of OSU’s most successful rowers, garnering two first team All-Pac-10 selections (1995 and 1996) and being named to the 2000 Olympic team. Martin led the Beavers to a ninth place finish in the Varsity 8 at the 1997 NCAA Championships. She also participated in the 1997, 1998, and 1999 World Championships, earning a bronze medal in 1998 in the women’s 2 and a silver medal in 1999 in the women’s 8. White was named a U.S. Rowing Association Scholar All-American in 1994.
OSU’s 2002 cheerleader squad won first place at the United Spirit Association’s national competition in Las Vegas. OSU re-examined its cheerleading program in 2006, eliminating high-risk stunts and focusing more on cheering.
Both organizations were service honorary societies for sophomores – Talons for women and Thanes for men. The organizations were created in the 1930s (Talons in 1933 and Thanes in 1937) from previously established groups. Their original focus was to ensure that freshman students upheld OSC’s traditions. Over time, both organizations focused more on service, and in the late 1960s their constitutions were changed to reflect their service emphasis.
Bryan was a junior college All-American diver prior to coming to OSU, and participated in the 1969 NCAA Championships. Men’s intercollegiate swimming and diving began in 1922 and was eliminated in the mid-1970s.
The Outdoor Program offered equipment rentals for outdoor activities to the OSU community, sponsored ski and rafting trips, and hosted lectures and clinics pertaining to outdoor activities. The program was located in a quonset hut near Moreland Hall for several years. Today similar equipment and programs are available through the Dixon Recreation Center’s Adventure Leadership Institute, which also offers bicycle, ski, and snowboard repair.
Field hockey was one of the few intercollegiate sports available to women at OSU prior to the passage of Title IX. OSU women began playing intercollegiate field hockey as early as 1938, and in the mid-1970s it became a varsity sport. In this photo OSU player Linda Sims (front left) works against an unidentified opponent. During the 1967 season OSU compiled a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie, which included two wins over the University of Oregon. Field hockey was eliminated as an intercollegiate sport in about 1978.
Ragland received All-American honorable mention honors in 2001 and 2002, and was the Pac-10 Player of the year in 2001. She led the Pac-10 in scoring in 2002 at 19.9 points per game. She was the first OSU player selected in the WNBA draft, taken as the 28th overall pick in 2002 by the Seattle Storm. This photo appeared in the 2002 Beaver yearbook.
"The Black Bag" was an anonymous OSU student who attended class attired in a plain black garment, attracting significant media attention in the process. The class shown in this photo is Speech 113, taught by Charles Goetzinger.
Many consider Selig to have been the greatest gymnast in OSU history. She won three individual national titles – the balance beam in 1989 and 1990, and the floor exercise in 1990 – and was a seven-time All-American.
Smith played volleyball at OSU from 1991 to 1994. She was named to the All Pac-10 Freshman Team in 1991 and to the All Pac-10 first team in 1993. She also played basketball in 1994.
President John Byrne is shown unveiling the logo on the steps of the Memorial Union. With him are the designers of the logo, David Hardesty and Robin Rickabaugh.
Shakespeare has long been a staple of OSU’s theatre program. Macbeth has been performed on multiple occasions, including the 1949 season and the summer of 2010.
Masingill was a two-time NGCA All-American, named to the third team in 1971 and honorable mention in 1973. He was the PAC-8 individual champion in 1971.
Kostic played at OSU from 1992 to 1996, and led the Beavers to three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Kostic was twice named Pac-10 player of the year (1995 and 1996), was All-Conference all four years, and was a consensus All-American in 1996. She was the Pac-10 player of the week on eight occasions, more than any other player, and was inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. She is the current OSU recordholder for career points (2,349) and rebounds (1,001). After leaving OSU, Kostic played professionally in the ABL and WNBA as well as overseas.
Kempf was one of OSU’s first standout soccer players after the sport achieved varsity status in 1988. He played at OSU for the 1989 through 1991 seasons and again in 1993. Kempf’s seventeen goals and thirty-five total points in 1990 are OSU single season records, and his thirty-one career goals and seventy-one career points remain the second-best records at OSU. He holds the OSU career record for multi-goal games with eight. Kempf was the Northwest Colleges Soccer Conference player of the year in 1990. This photo appeared in the 1992 Beaver yearbook.
The Experimental College was established in 1968 as part of the “free university movement” to provide the OSU community with opportunities for self-enrichment and experimentation in a casual setting with no grades. Classes were wide-ranging, including foreign language conversational skills, skiing, home-buying, and whale-watching. The harmonica class was one of the most popular. The program ended in the 1990s. This photo appeared in the 1989 yearbook.
OSU attracted nationally known pop and rock artists to campus in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the concerts were held in Gill Coliseum. Diamond also performed at OSU in 1970.
OSU has a long and successful history of rugby as a club sport, which was established in 1961. It has won several Pacific Northwest Rugby Union Collegiate Conference championships, including seventeen between 1981 and 2005. This photo appeared in the 1969 Beaver yearbook.
Knight was a seven-time All-American and one of just two OSU gymnasts to earn those honors in all four events. She was also a two-time Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year, and scored a perfect 10 eight times during her career at OSU. This photo appeared in the 1993 Beaver yearbook.
Four hundred students participated in the telefund campaign. They made 20,000 calls to alumni and raised $164,000. This photo appeared in the 1989 Beaver yearbook.
Home Game, This is essentially the same picture as the one above. Varsity Baseball- From left to right, Row 1: Bill Oerding, Bill Wagner, Dan Luby, Bill Rudzik, Roy Critser, Jerry Dorocher, Leon Criner. Row 2: Gary Baker, Clayton Smith, John Whitelaw, Carla Petroni, Stan Yoshioka, Grimm Mason, Manager Ed DeYoe. Row 3: Manager Dale Robbins, Bert Girod, Bob Berreman, Ray Lunde, Rod Wells, Rene Moye, Bruce Day, Ed Reinking, Kim Bradshaw, Coach Ralph Coleman. Photo was used in the 1960 Beaver Yearbook, page 181.
Home Game, Photo was used in the 1971 Beaver Yearbook, page 230. Tanselli was the baseball coach from1967-1972. He compiled a 113-102-2 record while at OSU.
Home Game, Tom Jones shows the form that brought him his second consecutive batting title. He played from 1966-1968. From Portland (Washington HS) Photo was used in the 1969 Beaver Yearbook, page 227.
Home Game, Tom Creighton played in 2002. Transferred from Fresno State for his senior year at OSU. From Weldon, CA. Photo was used in the 2002 Beaver Yearbook, page 169.
Photo was used in the 1967 Beaver Yearbook, page 246. Ralph Coleman coached his last baseball team in 1966. He coached the Beavers for 36 years with a career record of 566 wins and 317 losses. His teams earned 8 Northern Division titles and a 6th place finish in the NCAA in 1952.
Home Game, Ron Lucas, shortstop, makes a play against a University of Oregon base runner.Lucas played 1965-1967 and was from St. Louis, Missouri. Photo was used in the 1967 Beaver Yearbook, page 249.