The commissioning of ROTC cadets as officers takes place during the commencement weekend. During the 1950s, the ceremony was held at Bell Field, located where the Dixon Recreation Center is currently sited. Standing at left is OSC president August…
Frank Lewellyn Ballard is shown at his desk on his first day as President of Oregon State College. Frank L. Ballard graduated with a B.S. in agriculture in 1916. He served as the Vice Director of the Extension Service until he was appointed the…
Left to right: J. Leo Fairbanks; Dunn; Merlie Gilliam, assistant curator; Earnest Vaugh, History; Ira Allison, Geology; William Lawrence, Plant Ecology.
Linus Pauling was bestowed with an honorary Doctor of Science degree at Oregon State Agricultural College in June 1933. He was an alumni of Oregon Agricultural College (Class of 1922) and later in his career a two-time Nobel Prize winner (Chemistry,…