Ava Milam Clark was the Dean of the School of Home Economics for over 30 years, and through her frequent visits abroad, was instrumental to the development of home economics in multiple countries.
Paul M. Dunn (1898-1988) came to OSU during World War II, working first as Director of the OSU Forest Products Laboratory and later the OSU Forest Experiment Station. The Dean of Forestry from 1942 to 1955, Dunn was instrumental in acquiring the 6,000 acres of forest land from the Camp Adair tract that is now named the Dunn Forest.
George Coote (1842-1908), a native of England, emigrated directly to Corvallis in 1877, where he established himself as a farmer. In 1888 Coote accepted a position within Oregon Agricultural College's Department of Horticulture - eventually becoming its chair - which he maintained until months before his death in November 1908. During his tenure, Coote was responsible for the college's grounds and greenhouses, and also published several Extension Service Bulletin articles on fruits, flowers, vegetables and nuts.
John B. Horner taught English and history at Oregon Agricultural College from 1891 until his death in 1933; founded the college museum; and wrote extensively on Oregon history and literature. He married Isabelle Skimpton on September 5, 1880.
William Arthur Jensen (1881 -1945) served as executive secretary for presidents Kerr and Peavy and was a member of the college's administrative council. He came to OAC in 1907. After President Kerr was in an auto accident and needed nearly a year to recover, Jensen served as the de facto president of OAC during Kerr's hiatus. The campus gates were dedicated to Jensen for his strong support of WPA art projects on campus during the 1930s.
Francois Archibald Gilfillan's (1893-1983) career at Oregon State spanned over sixty years as a student (B.S. Pharmacy, 1918), a professor of chemistry (1927-1939), acting president (1941-1942), and dean of science (1939-1962).
Mahlon Ellwood Smith was an English Professor, Dean of Basic Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the Lower Division for Oregon Agricultural College from 1919 until his retirement in 1949. He was an authority on the English fable and published extensively in philological and educational journals.