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1. Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty.
Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty.
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Born in Portland, Oregon, in August of 1887, Samuel H. Graf entered the Oregon Agricultural College in 1903 to study engineering. He received five engineering degrees from the college - B.S., Electrical Engineering (1907); E.E., Electrical Engineering (1908); B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1908); M.E., Mechanical Engineering (1909); and M.S., Electrical Engineering (1909). Between 1909 and 1954 Graf held several faculty positions in engineering at Oregon State. From 1909-1912 he was an instructor in mechanical engineering; from 1912-1920 he was the head of experimental engineering; head of the Department of Mechanics and Materials (1920-1934) and of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1934-1954); director of engineering research (1928-1944); and director of the Engineering Experiment Station (1944-1954).
2. Jean Frances Frey, a forestry student, at Postage Stamp Lookout, Mt. Hood
Jean Frances Frey, a forestry student, at Postage Stamp Lookout, Mt. Hood
3. Genevieve Baum Gaskins
Genevieve Baum Gaskins
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Genevieve Baum Gaskins was a concert pianist and organist who taught music at OAC and elsewhere.
4. R. J. Nichols
R. J. Nichols
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Richard Jeffrey Nichols was the librarian at Oregon Agricultural College from 1902 to 1908. A native Oregonian, Nichols was the first librarian not educated at OAC, earning his degree from Willamette University.
5. C. B. Mitchell
C. B. Mitchell
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Charles Buren Mitchell (1886-1955) joined the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College in 1920 to head the new Department of Speech. As department head, he established and developed the dramatics and forensics programs at Oregon State. More than 200 plays were produced under his administration. Mitchell retired in 1952; the College Playhouse was renamed in his honor as the Mitchell Playhouse in 1961.
6. Dr. Edwin Yunker holding cathode tubes used in radar
Dr. Edwin Yunker holding cathode tubes used in radar
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Edwin Yunker was a member of the Physics faculty at Oregon State from 1925-1968, serving as department chair from 1949 to 1966.
7. W. A. Jensen
W. A. Jensen
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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.
8. M. Ellwood Smith
M. Ellwood Smith
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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.
9. Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women at OAC and OSC
Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women at OAC and OSC
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Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women from 1924-1941, added many programs to the purview of the office, including the Associated Women Students, Mortar Board, and other honorary societies.
10. Terry Baker
Terry Baker
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Terry Baker (b. 1941) is among the most accomplished and celebrated athletes in Oregon State history. Winner of the 1962 Heisman Trophy as the nation's most outstanding college football player, Baker's Oregon State basketball team also reached the Final Four of the 1963 NCAA tournament. That same year, Baker was named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated magazine. Baker graduated from OSU in 1963 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following a brief stint in professional football, Baker earned a law degree and enjoyed a successful career practicing in the Portland area
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