Harvey L. McAllister, known as "Pap Hayseed," graduated from OAC in 1897 with a degree in agriculture. He served in the Spanish-American war and then worked as a farmer in Lexington, Oregon. Thomas Edward Palmer was a 1900 graduate of OAC in electrical engineering and served as the leader of the cadet band his senior year.
Fred Luse graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1909 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. During his undergraduate years, Luse held positions in several organizations including YMCA vice president, Associate Editor of the NW Journal of English, and Captain of the ROTC Company G. Following graduation, Luse served as a YMCA secretary in Fresno, California and Chicago, Illinois.
