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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
Description
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. George W. Peavy at Peavy Arboretum, 1935
George W. Peavy at Peavy Arboretum, 1935
Description
George Wilcox Peavy, Dean of Forestry, was appointed acting president of Oregon State College in 1932 when William J. Kerr was chosen as the first chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Peavy became Oregon State College's seventh president in 1934, the first OSC faculty member to also serve as president of the institution. He remained dean of forestry during his presidency until his retirement in 1940, upon which he was appointed as dean emeritus and president emeritus of OSC.
5. Henry B. Miller portrait, circa 1890s
Henry B. Miller portrait, circa 1890s
Description
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.
6. A. L. Strand portrait, May 19, 1947
A. L. Strand portrait, May 19, 1947
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August LeRoy Strand was appointed as the ninth president of Oregon State College in the fall of 1942 and led the college through both World War II as well as the post-war period of extensive growth in students and facilities that followed.
7. Henry B. Miller seated portrait, circa 1915
Henry B. Miller seated portrait, circa 1915
Description
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.
8. Frank Llewellyn Ballard seated portrait at table, 1940
Frank Llewellyn Ballard seated portrait at table, 1940
Description
After a distinguished career with the Oregon State College Extension Service, Frank Llewellyn Ballard was appointed as the college's eighth president in 1940. He served less than a year because of illness and returned to the Extension Service administration. Ballard was the first OSC alumnus to serve as president.
9. William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
Description
Photograph was possibly taken at time of marriage. 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.
10. Benjamin Lea Arnold portrait made in Winona, Mississippi, circa 1875
Benjamin Lea Arnold portrait made in Winona, Mississippi, circa 1875
Description
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.
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