Left to right: Dave Kragthorpe, John Byrne, Sunny Valley, Gladys Valley, Jim Anderson, Paul O'Connor, Nancy O'Connor, Bob Herndon in lobby of Gill Coliseum.
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.