Bob Riggert is on the left. Bob Riggert, earned his bachelor’s degree in 1957 from OSU. He played on the football team where he was a football letterman. Photo was used in the December 1982 Oregon Stater.
OSU Vice President John Byrne introduces Distinguished Service Award recipient Norman Borlaug at commencement. John V. Byrne came to Oregon State University as an Associate Professor of Marine Geology in 1961, becoming the Chairman of the Oceanography Department in 1968. Byrne was the OSU president from 1984-1995.
This $10,000 award is given every five years to the person who has made the most significant contribution to U.S. agriculture. Kronstad (1932-2000) came to Oregon State in 1959 as a doctoral student and remained as an instructor after completing his Ph.D. in 1963. He ultimately lead the Wheat Breeding Project, which developed many new varieties of wheat.
This building was completed in 1981 as the home of OSU’s crop science program, which included work in wheat and hops breeding. It is one of a few buildings on campus not named for an OSU donor, faculty member or administrator.
Mark Sponenburgh, professor of art, receives the OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award from Doug McGregor, Alumni Association President, and David King, dean of College of Liberal Arts. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, November 1981, vol.15 no.6 p.5.