From left: Walter Brown; Great Grandpa Meier; Great Grandma Meier; Clara Brown; Pais (on lap), Grace, Gladys and Grandma Raddas. Walter S. Brown was an Oregon State College faculty member from 1913-1942. Brown was the first Extension Horticulturalist and became the head of the Horticulture department in 1920. Brown was an expert on fruits and vegetables native to the Northwest.