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1. James H. Jensen seated at desk, circa 1965
James H. Jensen seated at desk, circa 1965
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An internationally respected scientist, educator, and administrator, James Herbert Jensen served as Oregon State University's tenth president from 1961 until 1969. During his tenure, Jensen helped expand scientific research at OSU as well as degree programs in the liberal arts.
2. James H. Jensen seated at desk, circa 1965
James H. Jensen seated at desk, circa 1965
Description
An internationally respected scientist, educator, and administrator, James Herbert Jensen served as Oregon State University's tenth president from 1961 until 1969. During his tenure, Jensen helped expand scientific research at OSU as well as degree programs in the liberal arts.
3. William A. Finley portrait, circa 1870
William A. Finley portrait, circa 1870
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William Asa Finley served as the first president of Corvallis College from 1865 to 1872. He was appointed as president in 1865 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was president at the time the college was chosen as the agricultural college for Oregon under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act.
4. Henry B. Miller seated portrait, circa 1915
Henry B. Miller seated portrait, circa 1915
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A successful Oregon businessman and politician, Henry B. Miller served as the fourth president of Oregon Agricultural College for only eleven months. The Board of Regents chose Miller, a member of the board since 1895, to succeed John M. Bloss.
5. Benjamin Lea Arnold portrait made in Winona, Mississippi, circa 1875
Benjamin Lea Arnold portrait made in Winona, Mississippi, circa 1875
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Benjamin Lea Arnold was named the second president of Corvallis College in the summer of 1872 by the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he arrived in Corvallis that September. During Arnold's twenty-year presidency, one of his greatest achievements was starting the State Agricultural Association with the intent to construct a suitable building for school purposes.
6. William Jasper Kerr standing portrait, circa 1910
William Jasper Kerr standing portrait, circa 1910
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William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
7. William Jasper Kerr seated at desk, circa 1930
William Jasper Kerr seated at desk, circa 1930
Description
William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
8. William Jasper Kerr in cap and gown, 1931
William Jasper Kerr in cap and gown, 1931
Description
William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
9. William Jasper Kerr walking across campus with Lincoln Steffins, 1913
William Jasper Kerr walking across campus with Lincoln Steffins, 1913
Description
Steffins was a speaker at the College Convocation on October 22, 1913. The photograph was published in 1915 Beaver, p. 60. William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
10. William Jasper Kerr on Memorial Union steps, circa late 1920s
William Jasper Kerr on Memorial Union steps, circa late 1920s
Description
William Jasper Kerr was chosen as the sixth president of Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 and led the college through a twenty-five-year period of tremendous growth in numbers of students and faculty, academic and research programs, and physical facilities.
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