Mercedes Bates
- Title
- Mercedes Bates
- LC Subject
- Universities and colleges--Faculty Portraits
- Description
- Mercedes Bates graduated in 1936 with a degree in Food and Nutrition. In 1967, Bates was appointed the Vice President of the General Mills Betty Crocker Division, becoming the first female corporate officer of General Mills. Bates created the Mercedes A. Bates Family Study Center in 1992, the first center to study entire lifespans of families. Bates has received the Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Alumni Award.
- Work Type
- photographic prints
- Identifier
- P057:4549
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Local Collection Name
- News and Communication Services Photograph Collection, 1962-1999 (P 057)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Modified
- 2011-09-01
- Submission Date
- 2007-03-08