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ack in the day42By George P. Edmonston Jr.Add June 25, 2008, to the list of dates significantto OSU’s history.This is when Oregon State University’sproposal to designate a large portionof the campus as a “national historicdistrict” was officially approved by theU.S. Department of the Interior, meaningOSU is now included on the NationalRegister of Historic Places.Other universities in the state enjoythis status for individual buildings —most notably Deady and Villard halls atthe University of Oregon — but OSU’sachievement of a virtually campus-widehistoric district is a first for any Oregoncollege or university.The district is bounded on the northby Monroe and Orchard Avenues, onthe west by 30th Street, on the south byWashington Way and Jefferson Avenueand on the east by 11th Street. Inside, atotal of 83 “resources” have been identified.“Resources” include buildings,structures, open spaces, landscaping,tree-lined streets and walkways. Accordingto OSU’s application to the Departmentof the Interior, “the district reflectsthe development of the main universitycampus from its beginnings in the late1880s through the post-World War II era(1888-1957),” the bulk of which was constructedduring the presidency of WilliamJasper Kerr, OSU’s chief administratorfrom 1907–1932.Not to be overlooked, the districtalso includes an off-site property, theOSU College of Forestry’s Camp ArboretumSign Shop, described as “an excellentexample of a Civilian ConservationCorps (CCC) building constructed in the1930s in Oregon.” It dates to 1936 and islocated approximately 8 miles north ofCorvallis at the Peavey Arboretum, anoutdoor laboratory for student and facultyexperiments on various tree speciesand forest cultivation practices. Currentlyused for storage, the wood frame buildingis one of only three CCC structuresremaining in the state.Corvallis has more than 500 propertieslisted on the national register, eitherindividually or as part of two other historicdistricts, the Avery-Helm HistoricDistrict near downtown, and the CollegeHill West Historic District just tothe north of campus. In 1970, the KappaAlpha Theta sorority house (formerly PiKappa Alpha) was awarded NRHP status.It was joined in 1982 by the Pi BetaPhi sorority house (formerly Phi KappaTheta).When interviewed about OSU’s validationas one of the nation’s most historiccampuses, Patty McIntosh, the university’scampus planning manager and amember of the team that helped securethe district designation, beamed with excitement.“It allows the university to be proactivein historic preservation and preservesour place in history,” she said. “OSUalumni have always been very dedicatedto their campus and now the NRHP memorializeswhat they care about — thelook, the touch, the physical connectionthey feel toward the university.”According to McIntosh, worktoward having the district listed begantwo years ago, the brainchild of VincentMartorello, OSU director of Facility Services,and Roger Roper, deputy directorof the State Historic Preservation Office.They were sparked by OSU’s CampusMaster Plan, the version updated andapproved in 2004, which suggested thepossibility of such a district (see OregonStater, April 2004). She added, “Impetusalso came from the Corvallis community,which is very ‘historic minded.’”In 2006, planning got a major pushforward when the Getty Foundationawarded OSU a $190,000 grant to fundthe research and writing of the lengthyapplication necessary for NRHP consideration.Monies were also available tohelp pay for an educational component— a Web site, related publications — andto prepare a zoning code. These latteractivities are in process.Final approval for the listing was inno small way a result of the connectionthe campus has to early campus plannersthe Olmsted brothers (1909-1925) and AlbertDavis Taylor (1926-1944, 1945-1964),and to the designs of noted Portland architectJohn Virginius Bennes.The Olmsteds are particularly knownfor their work on New York City’s CentralPark, the U.S. Capitol, the White Housegrounds and Yosemite National Park. Thereport they submitted to President Kerrin 1909 guided campus planning andconstruction for 17 years and remains atthe core of all such activities today. Theyare particularly responsible for the northsouthgrid-approach which has guidedSTATER

This painting of the OSU (then OAC) campus was made by college illustrator Allan J. Stover in 1924 and updated by Stover in 1932. It depictsthe core of the area recently designated by federal officials as the Oregon State University Historic District. A more whimsical, student-drawnmap based on this image appears inside the back cover. Image courtesy OSU Archives: HC0040construction from 1900 forward, thecreation of quadrangles, and the generalgrouping of primary-use buildings in ornear the center of campus.A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Taylorhelped create the landscape architectureprogram at Ohio State University. Healso served as president of the AmericanSociety of Landscape Architects for threeconsecutive terms. Noting in one of hisreports to President Kerr in 1925 that “Ihave come in contact with no collegecampus where the buildings over a considerablearea have been designed andlocated with so much uniformity,” Taylorrecommended future developmentcontinue in accordance with the Olmstedplan and he also helped pave the way forthe future construction of such landmarkbuildings as the Memorial Union andWeatherford Hall. He also felt that roadsand parking on campus should be limitedand that the use of automobiles bekept to a minimum.Bennes was the architect Kerrturned to again and again, the two joiningforces with faculty member ArthurL. Peck, himself a noted landscape architect,to construct more than 38 buildings,barns, dorms, labs and clinics betweenthe years 1907-1942.Most of them are still in serviceand comprise the bulk of the resourcesdescribed within the district. Accordingto the application, “his (Bennes) involvementwith the university is largely thereason the campus achieved the architecturalunity recommended by the Olmstedsand A.D. Taylor.”Throughout the 20th century, OSUhas strayed little from the original examplesof planning, architectural harmonyand unity established by these individuals,a fact that heavily influenced the decisionto add OSU to the NHRP.In addition to the pride the Corvalliscommunity can feel toward this newrecognition of the importance of the historyof OSU’s campus, McIntosh said thedistinction now puts Oregon State at ahigher level of consideration for grantstypically offered by state, federal andprivate agencies to stimulate the planningof future properties and the renovationof existing ones.“At the same time, it holds us accountablelike never before for protectingand preserving our historical resources,”McIntosh said. “The next step is the creationof a preservation plan to include aland development code and standardsfor restoration and preservation.“Now our work really begins.” qGeorge P. Edmonston Jr. is history andtraditions editor of the Oregon Stater, and ispast editor of the magazine.OSU’s applications to have the campus andthe print shop considered for the NationalRegister of Historic Places can be found atwww.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/nrhp_recent_nominations.shtml.43Fall 2008

director’s cutDon’t be shy — wear OSU on your sleeve!44By Jeff Todd, executive directorYour alumni association routinely encouragesOregon State’s former and currentstudents as well as the rest of BeaverNation to wear OSU on your sleeves.It’s easy todo this in a literalsense. I hope all ofyou have a healthycollection of orangeand black in yourclosets and dressers.Preferably, ofcourse, your BeaverJeff Toddgear spends moretime on you than folded and stacked oron a hanger. Look for all the latest cooldesigns and styles and wear them whereveryou go, because all Beavers lookmarvelous in orange! Orange with accentsof black (or, if you must, black withaccents of orange) is always in fashion.Make sure you display your OSU credentialsin your places of business andon your various forms of transportation.If you live in Oregon and don’t haveBeaver plates, you can easily order themat www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/vehicle/platehied.shtml.However, I’m going to suggest thereis an even better way to wear OSU onyour sleeve! Start by keeping up to dateand absorbing all things Oregon State.There are a number of ways to do soincluding reading this magazine — andsoon any of you who are kind enoughto share your email address with us atosualum.com (by registering for free andkeeping your profile up to date) will finda new “Oregon Stater Update” six timesa year in your inbox. (Dues paying memberswill receive it once a month.) Probably,you also receive other communicationsfrom the university. Well-informedOregon Staters are the university’s greatestadvocates!Use this information to make yourfriends, colleagues, and family memberswish they were Beavers, if they are notalready. Word of mouth advertising ispowerful, and we have 150,000 alumni(78,000 in Oregon). Imagine the impactthe alumni community could have ifeven one quarter of you shared someimpressive OSU news with three othersonce a week. Doing it daily would beeven better.Here are some possibilities:• If you talk to the parent of a highschool student (or directly to the student)it might lead to an application foradmission.• If you talk to your state representativeor senator and share some good newsabout Oregon State, as well as your enthusiasmfor the university and its importanceto the state, it might help shoreup state support for the state’s only landgrant university.• If you tell another alumnus or alumnawhy you are a dues paying member ofthe alumni association, perhaps they willjoin.• If you tell a professional colleagueabout the impressive accomplishmentsof OSU’s alumni and students, perhapsthey will take a closer look when they seean application from an OSU graduate ora current student.• If you tell someone why you havemade a pledge to support the Campaignfor OSU, maybe they will make a pledgeas well.• If you tell someone about our impressivestudent athletes and the great experienceyou have attending Beaver athleticevents or even being a fan from afar,perhaps they will help support Beaverathletics by becoming a sponsor, seasonticket holder, or making an annual giftto support the Beaver Athletic StudentFund.• If you place this magazine in your officereception area or on your home coffeetable, someone might pick it up andstart a conversation with you about OregonState.The list of potential positive outcomesis endless. There is an amazingarray of OSU accomplishments to shareand talk about. I know Oregon Statersare known for being bright, humble,thoughtful, hard-working folks — allattributes I admire, love and respect —but maybe it’s time to start going out onthe limb and bragging a lot more aboutyour university, so PLEASE wear OSUon your sleeve! Go Beavs! qThese are not the only ways to show one’s Beaver pride. Photo by Dennis WolvertonSTATER

membership mattersFamiliar alumna to lead Portland, Seattle effortsFormer Portland, Seattle and nationaltelevision news reporter and anchorwoman,current football sideline reporterand loyal OSU alumna CathyMarshall, ’82, has been hired to lead theOSU Alumni Association’s efforts in thePortland and Seattle areas.Marshall also has experience planningevents and producing media forseveral charities. She will serve as theassociation’s regional director, leadingefforts to serve and engage OSU’s largestconcentration of alumni in Oregon andoutside the state.More than 40,000 of the university’sapproximately 150,000 alumni live in thePortland metropolitan area, and the Seattleregion is home to more than 9,800alums.“This is a perfect fit for me, somethingthat goes with everything I’ve done inthe last 20-something years,” said Marshall,who recently completed her termon the alumni association’s volunteerboard of directors.Marshall will work out of the association’soffice in OSU’s Portland Center,707 S.W. Washington St., and will coordinateher efforts with OSU Foundationstaff members and other universityrepresentatives who work at the center.Jeff Todd, executive director of theassociation, said that while Marshall hasbeen an energetic and valuable boardmember, she will be able to provide evenmore service to her alma mater in hernew position.“I could not be more pleased aboutthe addition of Cathy to our professionalteam,” Todd said. “Obviouslyshe has great communication skills andpossesses an engaging personality, buther organizational and creative talentsare equally impressive.“With Cathy we have someone torepresent Oregon State and the alumniassociation who is already well knownwithin the alumni community and whodeeply loves OSU.“We are looking forward to workingWell known to Pacific Northwesterners as a television anchorwoman and a football sidelinereporter, Cathy Marshall, shown here with Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge in the background,will lead OSUAA efforts in Portland and Seattle. Photo by Stephen Pagenstecherwith her to build even greater presenceamong alumni in Portland and Seattle.”After graduating with honors fromOSU in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree inspeech communications, Marshall begana six-city television career that startedin Eugene and included five years withCNN, five years as host and anchor forKATU in Portland and three years as areporter and anchor for KIRO in Seattle.In 2005 she started working as a sidelinereporter for the Beaver Sports Networkand Fox Sports Northwest.In 2003, Marshall and her husband,John Marler, another veteran televisionjournalist, started Marler Communications,serving non-profit organizationsby producing fundraising videos,organizing auctions and planning othercharity events.A mother of four whose youngestwill start kindergarten in the fall, Marshallsaid she plans to offer a wide varietyof activities for OSU alumni in the Portlandand Seattle areas, including eventsfor recent graduates, family-orientedgatherings for alumni with childrenand connection-building opportunitiesfor alumni in the Portland and Seattlebusiness communities.“Having a wider range of events forpeople will draw them in and let themhear about what’s going on campus, andthat will get them excited about OSU,”she said.She noted that she has long hadtrouble containing her enthusiasm forOSU.“In my journalism career, when Iwas supposed to be dispassionate aboutthings, one thing I could never hide mypassion for was Oregon State,” she said.“Now, in this job, I won’t have to hide it. Iwon’t be above walking up to strangerswearing OSU garb and asking them tostep up and get involved.”45Fall 2008

section membership mattersGolden Jubilee class improves the way we rollBy Ann KinkleyMany of the 300 attendees at OregonState’s annual class reunion celebrationsthis spring were treated to a ride in thealumni association’s new electric peoplehauler, a six-seat Gem car named “CarryMe Back,” which was donated by thisyear’s Golden Jubilee class of 1958.When the attendees weren’t ridingor walking back and forth acrosscampus, there was plenty to keep thembusy. Notes were taken and questionsasked during “Classes Without Quizzes,”covering topics such as rooftopgardens, health issues and the presidentialelection. The classes were held in theMemorial Union, the Women’s Buildingand Strand Hall.The Golden Jubilee class also contributedcomments about their years atOregon State as well as their hopes forthe future:46“Thank you, Oregon State for… pavingthe way for the pursuit of knowledge… lifelong friendships … admitting mewhen I had very little finances … whata bargain — $75 per term … good education,reputation for excellence throughthe years and good outreach to alumni… encouraging me to be curious — othercountries, other professions, other philosophies…“My proudest moment at Oregon Statewas … meeting my future wife andgraduating … earning an M.S. and Ph.D.which made this high school C- studentinto a fairly respectable guy … having agreat association with faculty membersand students … becoming the first onein my family to graduate from college …when I got a 94 percent on a biochemistryfinal …The craziest thing I did at Oregon Statewas “… take wine bottles into the cemeterywith my pledge class sisters … afloating poker game in the dorm elevator… sneaking back into the sorority houseafter hours … I forget … borrowed aThe class of 1958 donated an electric cart to haul alumni, guests and gear, moving the alumniassociation to the head of the pack in stylish on-campus transport. Photo by Jim Foltssteer from the cow barn, painted it blueand tied it in front of Forestry building… sneak a beer in a Dairy Queen milkshakecup to one of our house boys whowas in the infirmary … join in the WaldoHall panty-raid, encouraging all thoseboys standing on the lawn below … takingmy shoes off when taking a final …“My most embarrassing moment at OregonState was … watching a professorblow his nose on pink Kleenex every day… arrived for a final on the wrong day …getting caught sneaking back in … beingawakened by another student in a collegealgebra class; I was snoring slightly… being called in by the housemother ofWaldo Hall regarding the panty-raid …“The smartest decision I made at OregonState was … staying with it to graduation… not to attend the University of Oregon… to choose a career in home economicsand education … meet and marry mywife of 50 years …“If I knew then what I know now … Iwould have taken some business classes… what I know now is that I don’t remembera lot of things I knew then … I’dhave bought Apple and Microsoft stockin early years … I’d have a lot more fun… I would not change a thing for I havebeen fortunate and blessed thanks tothe great career preparation at OSU …would probably do the same all over buttry and have more fun … I would takeOSU above them all …“What would I tell the class of 2012when they arrive this fall … forget the keggers… diversify education and minor ina related course of study … your candlewill burn brighter if you light another… study, look ahead, set goals and takenaps … learn and think, learn to question,learn to be compassionate … you’reso lucky to be a Beaver.”STATER

David Andersen new president of alumni boardDavid Andersen, a 1980 business graduateand president of Portland-based relationship with Oregon.”get Oregon State to have a symbioticAndersen Construction Company, has Andersen knows first-hand the challengesof tending one’s own businessassumed leadership of the OSU AlumniAssociation board of directors.and family lives while undertaking a demandingvolunteer role, but he said it’sAs president of the all-volunteerboard, he will work closely with associationexecutive director Jeff“I’d like to find ways toworth the effort.Todd and others to help leadhelp more alumni connectan organization of volunteersback to the university,” he said.and employees that serves“It’s hard for an individual toabout 150,000 alumni, operatesplug in and be heard, but thethe CH2M HILL Alumni Center,produces the Oregon Staterence to help you be hearduniversity’s got enough pres-and the osualum.com Web site,when you connect.”and offers many other programsand events.pany has built some of Port-Andersen — whose com-David Andersen“It’s a great honor,” Andersen said of land’s landmark buildings as well ashis new position.several structures on campus, including“I believe Oregon State is bringing the alumni center, and is the main contractorfor OSU’s next major building,value to the state of Oregon throughthe students it graduates and through the Linus Pauling Science Center — willresearch and service to Oregon’s industries.I want to help build on that, to fiscalserve as president through the 2008-2009year.Other new and continuing officersof the association’s board of directorsinclude:First vice president: Bill Perry, ’89,liberal arts, Canby; second vice presidentand treasurer: Penny Yano Atkins, ’79,business, Caldwell, Idaho; immediatepast president: Cara Fischer, ’76, liberalarts, Salem; representative to OSU FoundationBoard of Trustees: John Porter, ’83,business, Tualatin; representative fromOSU Foundation Board of Trustees: JimYoude, ’62, agricultural sciences, Vancouver,Wash.New members of the board of directorsinclude:Jon Bettendorf, ’89, business, Beaverton;Maddy Palmer Biggs, ’94, liberalarts, Portland; Linda Chandler Hirneise,’75, business, Agoura, Calif.; LawsonKnight, ’94, science, Walla Walla, Wash.;Ryan Mohr, ’04, agricultural sciences,Beaverton; Tash Shaheed, ’95, forestry,Eugene.47Fall 2008

section sportsGreat expectations come from football successBy Kip CarlsonLike it or not, broadcast stories and headlinesat the top of newspaper sports sectionscan brand a university to thousands,perhaps millions, of people. What a difference10 football seasons have madein perceptions of OSU, on campus andacross the nation.There have been seven winningfootball seasons in the past decade, sevenbowl games, five bowl wins, a shareof a Pacific-10 championship and a topfivenational finish. Oregon State enteredthe current season with the second-bestoverall record in the Pac-10 over the pastsix seasons.The Beavers are coming off back-tobackthird-place Pac-10 finishes and top25 national rankings. Last season, OSUhad more players selected to the All-Pac-10 first and second teams than any otherschool in the conference — yes, includingSouthern California — and 11 Beaverswere named to the conference’s All-Academic team.More than 40,000 fans regularlythrong to Reser Stadium for home games,and the largely rebuilt arena highlightsa list of facilities that includes the ValleyFootball Center, the Merritt Truax IndoorCenter, an expanded Goss Stadium atColeman Field, the OSU Softball Complexand the brand-new Sports PerformanceCenter.“We can talk to anybody with confidenceabout where this program is, howit’s competed, what’s been going on,”OSU head coach Mike Riley said of hisreception on the recruiting trail. “Kidsknow it. Recruiting will forever remaincompetitive, but we are definitely in thegame much differently than we were in1997.”It was in 1997 that Riley arrived forhis first stint as head coach and took overa program that hadn’t had a winningseason — in fact, hadn’t even won fivegames in a season — since 1971. ParkerStadium had seen minimal improvementsand mostly minimal crowds.Quarterback Lyle Moevao entered the fall as the leader of the Beavers’ next attempt tomaintain what has become a strong football tradition. Photo by Dennis WolvertonShawn Church, ’83, now editor ofthe timber industry newspaper RandomLengths in Eugene, remembers his undergraduatedays during those dark footballyears.“In college, you went to the gamesbut you never really had any expectationsthat you were going to win,” saidChurch, a Beaver fan since he was akid growing up in Monroe. “I remembergoing to watch Stanford when JohnElway was there, and you really wentto the games to see John Elway. If USCever came to town, you went to watchCharles White. You always hoped theBeavers could do well, and once in awhile they would, they’d pull an upsetagainst UCLA or something.”In 1998, Riley’s Beavers were withina handful of plays of winning six or sevengames, and they capped the season witha frantic double-overtime victory over15th-ranked Oregon in Corvallis. AfterRiley left to become head coach of theSan Diego Chargers in the National FootballLeague, Oregon State hired Dennis49Fall 2008

sectionTraining table in the Valley Football Center is a key part of OSU’s preparation to play. It alsoprovides comic relief and a chance for players to bond. Photo by Dennis Wolvertonone area it really helps is the spirit amongthe student body on this campus.”It’s something Riley has noticed aswell.“Those kinds of thoughts, whetherit’s spirit or attitude or physically wearingthe colors of the school and all that, Ithink those are the things that then transferinto that pride and that confidencethat is really fun to see. There’s nothinglike a change of attitude about a place,and this has been the biggest, biggestchange by far at Oregon State.”One of the turning points came inthe summer of 1999, when Al and Pat Reser,both 1960 graduates of OSU, made adonation of $5 million to the athletic department.Parker Stadium was renamedReser Stadium in their honor.The Resers — longtime supportersof OSU in both its academic and athleticendeavors — were inspired by theleadership of then-president Paul Risser,along with new athletic director MitchBarnhart and his staff.“There was energy in the athleticdepartment with Mitch and (then-associateathletic director, now athletic director)Bob De Carolis and (athletic fundraiser)Bob Westlund," said Pat Reser, who isco-chairperson of the OSU Foundation’sCampaign for OSU, a highly successfuleffort to take fundraising for all ofOSU to a higher level. “There was energywith the football coach, and the wholedeal of just not doing the same old thing.It was not business as usual. It was, ‘OregonState can be a ranking team in thePac-10.’”The Resers hoped that if theystepped forward and showed confidence,others might take a new look atthe school as well. Then came the FiestaBowl season and a sea of over 35,000orange-clad boosters on national television,and “the whole notion of loyaltyand pride was reborn,” Reser said.Enrollment has risen to near 20,000.Reser, who knows from experience whatit’s like to ask for financial support foracademic and athletic programs at OSU,believes Beaver football has served asa marketing tool for the university atlarge.“Whether it’s right, wrong or otherwise,the (football) scoreboard often getsthe first round of attention from anyone,”Reser said. “Once that is going well,then people start looking at what elseis going on. I think we can feel a greatdeal of pride when we realize that thepeople who give to the athletic programare becoming more and more aware ofwhat’s going on in the university as awhole and to see it as an amazing place.They’re showing that support and loyaltythrough the giving in the academicrealm, as well.”The numbers back up that claim.OSU President Dr. Edward Ray told agathering for the school’s capital campaignthat athletic donors often becomeacademic donors. Donors who gave $104million to Beaver athletics also gave $151million to academics from 2001-07.Now that the Beavers have consistentlyexceeded the minimal expectationsthe world set for them throughthe 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, expectationshave risen and it takes a lot more to keeppeople impressed.“I think there are the expectationsto win now — which I like,” Riley said.“I’d rather have people expect me to winand approach things that way. I needthat from our team and our staff. That’sone way to look at how the program isperceived.“The other way was back in the earlyera — the pressure there came from survival.That was always a question in people’smind: whether it was survival for aprogram or the people in it, survival forthe program to continue, survival to stayin the Pac-10.”For schools in Bowl ChampionshipSeries conferences, football is expectedto produce revenue to run the athleticdepartment and support other sports.Keep winning football games and theentire athletic department benefits.“Oh, yeah. I think it’s a necessity forus to continue to grow,” Riley said. “Thatis a very obvious part of the process ofcollege athletics in general and specificallyhere at Oregon State. We all knowthat.”Riley and his coaches don’t mindthe pressure; their competitive naturewould drive their efforts whether theywere playing for the financial health ofOSU athletics or for an ice cream soda.“Those parts of it don’t ever change,”Riley said. “We try to turn over everyrock in every way, and always have, towin a game ... When you’re in this thing,if you’re not in it just to compete andto win, then you’re in it for the wrongreason.”51Fall 2008

sectionTwo of five OSU-linked Olympians win medalsOSU’s Saori Haruguchi, an NCAA champion in the 200-meter butterfly, represented Japan in the Beijing Olympics. Photo by Dennis WolvertonOregon State was well represented inAugust during the 2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing, as five past, present andfuture Beavers competed, with two winningbronze medals.Josh Inman, who lettered in men’srowing at OSU from 2000 to 2002, earneda bronze medal on the U.S. men’s eightcrew. Inman, who rowed on the U.S.’s2005 world championship eight, alsoqualified in men’s pairs but declined thatspot to concentrate on the eight.Brian Barden, who played baseballat OSU from 2000 through 2002, was partof the U.S. Olympic baseball team thatdefeated Japan for a bronze medal. As aprofessional, Barden plays for the MemphisRedbirds, a Triple-A farm team ofthe St. Louis Cardinals.Saori Haruguchi, a senior-to-be onOSU’s women’s swimming team, swamfor Japan in the 400-meter individualmedley, finishing seventh in her heat witha time of 4:45.22. This springHaruguchi became OregonState’s first-ever NCAA championin swimming by winningthe 200-yard butterfly.Heinrich Barnes, who willbe a senior on OSU’s wrestlingteam next season, competedfor South Africa at 66 kilograms(approximately 145.5pounds). Barnes, who waseliminated during the qualifyingrounds in Beijing, wonthree straight African titles,the latest in June, to qualifyfor the Olympics.Olivia Vivian, who will bea freshman gymnast at OregonState this coming season, qualifiedfor the Australian Olympic gymnasticsteam, but did not win a medal. Shewas part of Australia’s squads at both the2005 and 2006 World Championships.Robbie Findley, whoplayed men’s soccer for OregonState from 2003-06 and is thirdon OSU’s list of career goalsleaders, was an alternate on theUnited States Olympic team,meaning he traveled to Chinabut would not play unless theJosh Inman team lost players to injury. Theteam was eliminated early inBeijing. Professionally, Findleyis a forward for Real Salt Lakeof Major League Soccer.The 2008 Summer Olympicsmarked the 40 th anniversaryof OSU’s Dick Fosbury winningthe gold medal in men’s highjump using his “Fosbury Flop”technique. Fosbury was in Beijingthis year in his capacity as head of theWorld Olympians Association, an organizationof open to former Olympic athletesfrom all sports and nations.Heinrich Barnes53Fall 2008

sportsNew workout center all about better athletesOSU’s new Sports Performance Center features a top-flight exercise facility for OSU athletes on the ground floor and a new practice area forBeaver wrestling upstairs. Here, walk-on freshman football player Brian Watkins gets stronger. The center features a sprinting track among itsmany amenities. Built just west of Gill Coliseum, it is in use from early in the morning until late at night. Photo by Dennis Wolverton54By Kip CarlsonWhen Bryan Miller looks at OregonState’s new Sports Performance Center,he sees more than just a place forthe Beavers to get stronger, quicker andmore agile.“It’s a huge recruiting tool for allthe student-athletes,” said Miller, sportsperformance coordinator at OSU, “and Ithink it’s a step in the right direction inreflecting the success of OSU athletics.”At 20,000 square feet, Miller saidthe SPC may be the largest strength andconditioning facility on the West Coastand it’s among the largest in the country.The center includes approximately40,000 pounds of new equipment, anindoor track for speed and agility drills,state-of-the-art sound and video systems,22 Olympic weightlifting platforms,22 power racks and adjustable benches,six sets of dumbbells, 45 pieces ofcardiovascular equipment and variousfree weights.There’s also a reinforced concretewall that can be used to throw medicineballs against, an activity used in manyOSU drills.The center was designed with theinput of Miller and his staff so it wouldfit their goals and methods.“It was designed to match the needsof our athletes; it wasn’t what looks good,or what we personally like,” Miller said.“What does this other school do thatwe think is good, or neat? We put ouremphasis on providing for our athletes,which is essentially what we do everyday. Now we just did it on a great, great,great big scale.”The center is used by all OSU teams,and its size means that, dependingon the sports involved, up to threeteams can work out at once; in the oldfacility it could be hard to accommodateone team.“It definitely lets us accommodatethe coaches for the time they prefer ratherthan just our schedule,” Miller said.The spacious, well-lit interior isnothing like the old-school image of aweight room, and the atmosphere makesit easier to get student-athletes to comein and work out.STATER

Margaret Simpson Kucera Burreson, ’35,Centennial, Colo.Robert T. Small, ’35, Spokane, Wash. Theta ChiIsobel Boack Porter, ’36, Eureka, Calif.Delmer A. Smith, ’37, Richland Hills, Texas.Geraldine Mather Huston Lerman, ’37, LakeOswego.Marjorie Pickering Foreman, ’37, Portland. KappaDeltaPeter C. Perrine, ’37, Kappa SigmaEliot R. Peck, ’38, Concord, Calif. Sigma Phi EpsilonSelmer O. Wake, ’38, ’47, Santa Barbara, Calif.Murel A. Long, ’38, Merrill. Theta ChiArthur J. Newberg, ’39, Portland.James D. Setzer, ’39, Portland. Sigma Phi EpsilonNathan N. Director, ’39, Portland.Robert Withycombe, ’39, LaGrande. He was born atthe Eastern Oregon Agricultural Experiment Stationin Union, where father, Robert, was director. OregonGovernor James Withycombe, for whom the campusbuilding is named, was his grandfather.Milton Horenstein, ’40, Portland.Emma Collins Fowler Gengelbach, ’40, Tualatin. PhiSigma KappaLois Schroeder Lewellen, ’40, Hillsboro.Mary Burris Plankinton, ’40, Breckenridge, Colo.Delta Delta DeltaThomas G. Skinner, ’40, Caldwell, Idaho. Sigma PhiEpsilonVerner A. Setala, ’40, Madras.Charlotte Lee Doty, ’41, Ashland.Clara Breckenridge Ottaway, ’41, Dallas. Delta DeltaDeltaForrest J. Abbott, ’41, Eugene.Jack J. Koch, ’41, Salem.Vaughn H. Hofeldt, ’41, Sarasota, Fla.Remembrances may be made to the OSU Collegeof Forestry, OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281. KappaSigmaDr. Calvin L. Hunt, ’42, Klamath Falls. Sigma AlphaEpsilonHenry Garnjobst Jr., ’42, La Jolla, Calif. Phi DeltaThetaJohn S. Prescott, ’42, Richmond BC, Canada.Herbert T. Osborne, ’42, Rohnert Park, Calif. ThetaChiM. Jean Guyer Godard, ’43, ’76, Corvallis.Betty Zumwalt Boak, ’44, Portland. Alpha GammaDeltaMary Filliger Laird, ’44, Astoria. Alpha Xi DeltaCarolyn Allen Hary, ’44, Auburn, Ind. Pi Beta PhiHelen Holden Hanson, ’44, Portland. Sigma KappaKathryn J. Menig Vogenthaler, ’44, Newport. KappaAlpha ThetaMarilyn Snodgrass Strasser, ’44, West Linn. ChiOmegaAlan B. Jorgusen, ’45, Forest Grove. Alpha GammaRhoEdwin Hunt, ’45, ’46, Portland. Sigma Alpha EpsilonPatricia Herron Edwards, ’45, Bend. Kappa KappaGammaGlenna Walter Stone, ’45, North Bend.Margaret Clevenger Long, ’45, McMinnville.Ross F. Swall, ’45, El Paso, Texas.Betty Moore Lofquist, ’46, Bend.Edward R. Lind, ’46, ’47, San Jose, Calif. Lambda ChiAlphaBarbara Dewey Anderson, ’47, Bellevue, Wash.Kappa Alpha ThetaEdith Schifferer Larson, ’47, Redmond.Jeanne Littleton Hampton, ’47, Pendleton. DeltaDelta DeltaLeslie P. Hardie, ’47, Eugene.Curtiss W. Robinson, ’48, Tukwila, Wash.Eugene E. Austin, ’48, Salem.Richard M. Mellis, ’48, Kirkland, Wash. DeltaUpsilonFrances Williams Sherwood, ’48, Portland. Pi BetaPhiGerald E. Pfenning, ’48, Valley Center, Calif. DeltaUpsilonJohn M. Fetterman, ’48, Bandon. Phi Kappa PsiRobert A. Corthell, ’48, ’50, Coos Bay.Mack E. Brown, ’48, Salem.Richard W. Burger, ’48, Prineville. Phi Gamma DeltaScollay C. Parker, ’48, Placerville, Calif.Robert P. Sweeney, ’48, Portland. Alpha Tau OmegaSheldon L. Brooks, ’48, San Diego, Calif.Anthony Nusbaumer, ’49, Joliet, Ill.Carolyn G. Bohnenkamp, ’49, Horizon City, Texas.Kappa Alpha ThetaFred C. Deckebach, ’49, Bellevue, Wash. Kappa SigmaJohn D. Macy, ’49, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Beta ThetaPiRichard W. Schmidt, ’49, Portland. Chi PhiJoseph W. Haines Jr., ’49, Salem.Patricia Garratt Sledge, ’49, Creswell.Catherine McRae Thompson, ’49, Helix. GammaPhi BetaRichard S. Davies, ’49, Lake Oswego. Sigma PiCharles A. Nolan, ’49, Morrow Bay, Calif. Chi PhiRobert R. Wright, ’49, Creswell. Delta ChiMartin N. Kelley, ’50, Lake Oswego. He was chiefengineer of Kiewit Engineering and was active inmany campus fundraising efforts for the Collegeof Engineering as well as the OSU library, CH2MHILL Alumni Center, athletics, the Family StudyCenter and the Kiewit Center for Infrastructure andTransportation. The Kelley Engineering Center isnamed for him. See story on page 6.Alfred W. Kitchen, ’50, Troutdale.Charles H. Williams Jr., ’50, Portland.Donald “Pete” Sutton, ’50, WheelerEdward J. Reynolds, ’50, Palm Desert, Calif.Remembrances may be made to the OSU baseballprogram, OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281. Phi DeltaThetaM. Howard Harpole, ’50, Albany. Lambda Chi AlphaElliot W. Lynch, ’50, Bellevue, Wash. Phi KappaSigmaHarte E. Penttila, ’50, Montesano, Wash.James J. Robnett, ’50, Happy View, Calif.Kenneth R. Elliot, ’50, Prosser, Wash. He wascaptain of the award winning Pacific CoastConference Northern Division track team during hisyears at OSC. Alpha Tau OmegaLeonard C. Getty, ’50, Minden, Nev.Frederick L. Frick, ’51, Silverton.Gerald W. Ulett, ’51, Kent, Wash. Phi Gamma Delta 57Fall 2008

class notesTwin brothers have connections almost back to the start of OSUprofileTwins Jason (at left) and Mike Luecker have Oregon State roots about as deep as they can get. Photo by Dennis Wolverton58They weren’t quite sure who Hugh Finley was,but they knew he was a relative.The Luecker boys — two first-yearstudents from Moraga, Calif. — werekind enough to pose for the Stater on theMemorial Union steps this spring, and let ustell them about their great, great, grandfather.Business major Michael Charles Lueckerand his twin brother, Jason Finley Luecker,College of Liberal Arts, are in the fifthgeneration of their family to attend OSU andits predecessor institutions, beginning withCorvallis College’s second graduating class ofsix members, which included Hugh, in 1871.Hugh Finley was the younger brother ofWilliam A. Finley, the second president ofCorvallis College, Oregon’s new agriculturalcollege. Finley Residence Hall is named inthe former president’s honor.Hugh married a fellow student and localgirl, Emma Cauthorn, and they raised theirfamily on a nearby farm while Hugh taughtpreparatory classes at the college.One of their nephews was William L.Finley, (Honorary degree, 1931) a famousconservationist who in 1963 championedthe first national wildlife refuge west of theMississippi, which is located near UncleHugh’s farm, south of Corvallis.Mike and Jason’s parents, CharlesLuecker, ’80, and Laurie McCallister Luecker,’80, as well as most of their aunts and unclesand grandparents, are all Beavers, so itwould seem natural that the young menwould automatically have had OSU on thetop of their college application list.But it did not happen that way. Both hadmade plans to attend different collegesin California, but eventually found themarketing management and graphic artsprograms at OSU a great fit for them. Theyspent their first year living two floors apart inHawley Hall, with plans to move off-campusfor their sophomore year.Mike was surprised to find out that thehouse he had rented for the 2008-2009school year is the Cauthorn House, built forEmma Cauthorn Finley’s brother.Mike and Jason have a standing invitationto stop by the alumni association for a visit;maybe they should on next Feb. 8, when theOSUAA marks its 136th anniversary, thanksto the alumni who founded it in 1873.Included in that small group of founderswas the first president of the fledgling alumniassociation — Hugh McNary Finley, classof 1871.STATER

John S. Newman, ’51, Sisters. Alpha Sigma PhiHarlan N. Wold, ’51, Portland.Joanne Agan Bonham, ’51, The Dalles. Alpha PhiWalter Kelly, ’51, Vancouver, Wash. He was amember of the Alumni Association board of directorsand was an OSU Foundation trustee. Remembrancesmay be made to the Honors College, OSUFoundation, 800-354-7281. Sigma Alpha EpsilonVirgil R. Adams, ’51, Corvallis.Lloyd A. Anderson, ’51, Eugene. Phi Delta ThetaMarvin W. Coats, ’51, ’53, Albany. Sigma AlphaEpsilonRichard L. Murray, ’51, Santa Clara, Calif. Delta ChiBernett L. Yorton, ’52, Forest Grove.Erwin H. Ide, ’52, Salkum, Wash.Richard M. Beck, ’52, Enterprise.Evan T. Tabbert, ’52, Gallatin, Tenn. Pi Kappa PhiLee A. Gerold, ’52, Portland. Phi Kappa SigmaWalter F. Stone, ’52, Gresham.Gerald G. Bateman, ’53, Port Orange, Fla.J. W. “Bill” Barrett, ’53, Lynnwood, Wash. Pi KappaPhiRichard R. Pedranti, ’53, Newport Beach, Calif.Sigma Phi EpsilonCharles E. Farris, ’54, Salem. Theta XiHenry H. G. Wong, ’54, Portland.Evelyn Neuman Johnson, ’54, Corvallis.Harold E. Bogert, ’54, Portland.John W. Daly, ’54, ’56, Washington, D.C.Robert S. Carpenter, ’54, Salem.Warren C. Wendt, ’54, La Mesa, Calif. Sigma NuRonald R. Runge, ’54, Seal Beach, Calif. Sigma PhiEpsilonAllen L. Steinhauer, ’55, ’58, Point Vedra Beach, Fla.Kappa Delta RhoCarolyn Colby Timmins, ’55, Greenbrae, Calif. KappaAlpha ThetaJean Marmorstein Mater, ’55, Corvallis. She wasa pioneering scientist, who wrote many books onforestry issues and was a fellow of the Society ofAmerican Foresters. She was co-owner of MaterEngineering and Mater International. As the firstwoman in the state of Oregon to become presidentof a chamber of commerce, she helped encourageHewlett Packard to build a plant in Corvallis in 1974.Mater also sat on the board of the Portland Branch ofthe Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.Jack R. Russell, ’55, Gresham.George F. Crandell, ’55, ’63, ’67, Arcata, Calif.James W. Sherburne Jr, ’55, Fort Worth, Texas. SigmaPhi EpsilonMarilyn Wilson Foote, ’55, Jordan, Mont. Delta DeltaDeltaAudrey Enger Keicher, ’56, Tigard. Alpha GammaDeltaGretchen Pardey Wilson, ’56, Aurora.Henry W. Clark, ’56, New Braunfels, Texas.Jack A. Stephenson, ’56, Issaquah, Wash. Phi DeltaThetaWilliam G. Loomis, ’56, ’60, ’64, Salem.Jane Grunder Rowe, ’56, Ashville, N.C.Kenneth O. Wilson, ’56, Dallas. Kappa SigmaBryan D. Walker, ’57, ’58, Kingston, Tenn.Carol Ager Thilenius, ’57, ’63, Juneau, Ala. KappaKappa GammaRichard H. Crain, ’57, Scottsdale, Ariz. Sigma PhiEpsilonClarence R. Jaeger, ’57, ’66, Colorado Springs, Colo.Edgar A. Pedley, ’57, Marysville, Wash.Robert R. Magnuson, ’57, Thousand Oaks, Calif.C. E. Allenbach, ’58, Carmichael, Calif.Lewis J. Ansell, ’58, Klamath Falls.Chester A. Bostwick, ’58, Mesa, Ariz.John F. Thilenius, ’58, ’64, Juneau, Ala.Robert B. Finlayson, ’58, Leesburg, Fla. Sigma PhiEpsilonTerrance L. Twedt, ’58, Pacific City.Betty Burnside Nanson, ’59, Portland. Pi Beta PhiCharles E. Charman, ’59, Milwaukie. Chi PhiAntonio “Tony”Arana, ’59, Klamath Falls. Sigma NuCarl B. Krueger, ’60, Eugene. Theta ChiGustav. E. Wendland, ’60, Portland.Stanley E. Harrison, ’60, Corvallis.Cary J. Haag, ’61, Hillsboro.Gerald “Jerry” E. Larkin, ’61, ’66, Salem.Frederick H. Mishler, ’62, ’63, Willamina.Laurie G. Houck, ’62, Fresno, Calif.M. Ergin O. Talimci, ’62, Rockaway, N.J.Robert D. Morgan, ’62, Carmichael, Calif.Arthur L. Casebeer, ’63, Carbondale, Ill.Florence Stokes Miner, ’63, Wood Village.Wayne A. Rose, ’63, Portland.Carroll D. Cropley, ’64, Clatskanie.John F. Bloomingdale, ’64, Rancho Palos Verdes,Calif.Michael W. Kasner, ’64, Portland.Paul G. Dumont, ’64, Arlington, Va.Steven A. Carroll, ’64, Walnut Creek, Calif. Delta TauDeltaJanet Kennell Johnson, ’65, Corvallis.Remembrances may be made to the OSU MarchingBand, OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281.Jean Stubbs Latham, ’65, Pueblo, Colo.Kenneth A. Brusven, ’66, Darien, Conn.Melvin L. Nordyke¸ ’66, ’70, Corvallis.James R. Creighton, ’67, Virginia Beach, Va.Yvonne Ford Stubbs, ’67, ’73, Salem.Kenneth N. Hay, ’68, Scottsdale, Ariz.Michael M. Wilson, ’68, La Mesa, N.M.Paul E. Bialous, ’68, The Dalles.Robert B. Resseger, ’70, Portland.David E. Niskanen, ’70, Modesto, Calif. Theta ChiRobert E. Gustavson, ’70, Portland.Gary R. Morioka, ’70, Albany. Beta Theta PiJames L. Hurley, ’70, Beaverton.Robert D. Shipley, ’70, Reno, Nev.Bruce W. Mattox, ’71, Boone, N.C.Pat L. McGillivray, ’71, Grants Pass.Rosemary Rudd Williams, ’71, Bend.Alan E. Dahl, ’72, Molalla.Dennis K. Nakamoto, ’72, Lake Stevens, Wash.Ellen M. Knepper, ’72, Eugene.Denyse Alessio Duke, ’72, Lakeview.Harry A. Armstrong, ’73, Corvallis.James R. English, ’74, Bolingbrook, Ill.Kenneth E. Collins, ’74, Keizer.Richard J. Teman, ’75, Olympia, Wash.Stefen V. Hinton, ’76, Portland.Robert L. Tosh, ’76, Clatskanie.Mary Tuckerman McCoy, ’77, ’80, Salem.Rev. James A. Nibler, ’77, Newberg.Paul R. Converse, ’78, Port Townsend, Wash. He wasa civilian working in Iraq for the U.S. Department ofDefense and died from injuries suffered in a mortarattack.- come home to oregon state to celebrate your reunion -upcoming reunionsReunionsRegisterNow!REUNION FOR CLASSES ’68 & ’63JUNEOct. 31- Nov. 1, 200840 th & 45 th Reunionsmark your calendarJune 5-7, 2009JUNEGolden JubileeREUNION FOR CLASSES’59, ’54, ’49, ’4459Fall 2008

class notes60Bruce A. Rose, ’79, Eugene.Robert E. Morris, ’79, Portland.Timothy I. Voth, ’79, Newberg.Bruce L. Alexander, ’80, Corvallis.Kenneth S. Kirkham, ’80, Coppell, Texas.Gary H. Keppen, ’81, Klamath Falls.Jeffrey W. Crawford, ’81, Plano, Texas. Pi KappaAlphaBernice Morgan Reynolds, ’83, Sweet Home.Lawrence R. Perket, ’83, Longview, Wash.Stephen B. Walker, ’83, Salem. Alpha Gamma RhoLindi Hepworth Riley, ’83, Sutherlin.Michael R. Irwin, ’84, Coquille.Stacy Picard Leonetti, ’84, North Plains.James M. Hanna, ’86, Brownlee, Neb.Donald W. Cheney, ’88, Beaverton.Max A. Galeai, ’88, Pago Pago, American Samoa. Theformer Student Battalion Commander of the NROTCat OSU was a lieutenant colonel and commandingofficer in the U. S. Marines and was killed by a suicidebomber in Iraq on June 26. He was based at MarineCorps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe.Troy L. Hawkins, ’88, Orange Park, Fla.Ronald W. Kitterman, ’90, Adair Village.Roy A. Howell, ’91, Salem.Bryan J. Cook, ’92, Richland, Wash.Tamara Jurgens Ellis, ’92, Hillsboro.John A. Larrabee III, ’94. Kelso, Wash. Memorialsmay be made to the Beaver Athletic Student Fund,OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281. Pi Kappa PhiForrest B. Baker, ’97, Eugene.Michael J. Comer, ’99, Encino, Calif.Jeffrey A. Ammon, ’01, Orem, Utah. He was alieutenant in the U.S. Navy who was killed May20 in Afghanistan by a homemade bomb. He wasattached to Navy Region Northwest at Bangor, Wash.and served with the Provincial Reconstruction Teamin Ghazni.Rebekah Sauter Vance, ’05, Portland.Jason D. Seeley, ’07, Milwaukie.Nicholas L. Faas, Dallas. He was a senior at OSUstudying philosophy.Benjamin C. Gerling, Albany. He was a senior inpolitical science. A Reserve Officers Training Corpsscholarship fund has been set up in his name at theOSU Foundation, 800-354-7281.Kendra L. Hoffhines, Salem. She was a senior in theCollege of Health and Human Services.Faculty & FriendsStuart S. Beals, Sherwood. Delta UpsilonEleanor Reynolds Becker, Corvallis. She was amedical transcriptionist in student health servicesfor 15 years.Alice H. Bergman, State College, Penn. She was alibrarian for the College of Forestry.David J. Burkhart, Hood River. He was an OSUExtension Agent in Columbia and Hood Rivercounties.Donald E. Campbell, Corvallis. He was a professorin the College of Health and Human Services for 17years.John C. Campbell, ’49, Corvallis. He was safetydirector in the College of Engineering.Dorothy B. Chambers, Oregon City.Kim K. Ching, Fremont, Calif. He was a professor offorest genetics in the College of Forestry.Marie F. Cripps, Corvallis. A Biochemistry andBioPhysics Reading Room was recently named inher honor. Memorial contributions can be made tothe Ray, Frances, and Dale Cripps Student SupportEndowment, OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281.Harold C. “Shorty” Dorn, Reston, Va. He was aprofessor of journalism from 1966 to 1989.Myron E. Doty, Tacoma, Wash. Phi Gamma DeltaLouise Ferguson, McMinnville.Duane S. Fitzgerald, ’40, Florence. He worked at theOSU Memorial Building as building manager and anassistant professor until his retirement after 24 yearsof service. Alpha Tau OmegaAlbert Gates, Salem.Patrick D. Gilroy¸ Rancho Mirage, Calif. Phi DeltaThetaNancy Fisher Harrison, Salem.Dorothy B. Hayden, Albany. She was employed formany years at Weatherford Hall.Peggy Hayes, Corvallis. She worked at the OSU SeedLaboratory until her retirement in 1977.Barbara Freeman Hinman, Newberg.Edward W. Jenks, Tangent.Margaret Moser Keup, Topeka, Kan.Eugene H. Knutsen, Astoria. Sigma NuMatthew Kralj, Gresham. Remembrances may bemade to the Matthew and Frances Kralj Scholarship,College of Education, OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281.Edmund P. Lowry, Beavercreek. Alpha Tau OmegaJudith N. Luthy, Santa Fe, N.M. She worked for OSUSea Grant in the College of Oceanography.Harry L. Lydiard, Port Angeles, Wash. Alpha GammaRhoBruce W. Peterson, ’72, Corvallis. He worked formore than 25 years in the OSU payroll department.Donations may be made to the OSU Foundation,800-354-7281.Austin W. Pritchard, Portland. He was a professorof marine zoology for 40 years, retiring in 1993.Mary E Rasmusson, Yakima, Wash. She was anenvironmental researcher in the Department of Fishand Wildlife.Richard Y. Richardson, Portland. Beta Theta PiFrancis L. Rigby, Yakima, Wash.Olive Sandgren, Corvallis.Regina P. Schroeder, Medford.H. Wayne Schultz, ’92, Corvallis. He was a professorin the College of Pharmacy for 32 years.Warren S. Staton, ’50, ’51, Corvallis. He wasassociate professor in the College of Engineering.Contributions may be made to the Apperson HallRenovation, OSU Foundation, 800-354-7281.Donald B. Unger, Corvallis. He was a librarian atOSU’s Kerr Library.Don C. Walrod, Albany. He was chair of theColumbia County Extension Service. Remembrancesmay be made to the OSU Extension Service, OSUFoundation, 800-354-7281.Girtha Price Walton, Corvallis. She was anaccountant in the OSU Extension office from 1933through 1946 and returned to work on campus from1964 through 1971.Douglas West, Monmouth. He was a computerscience technician at OSU until his retirement in1994.Harold O. Witcraft, Sacramento, Calif. He wasa vocalist who worked for many years withentertainers such as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.Theta XiPost your notesAs the number of living OSU alumni movespast the 150,000 mark, the Oregon Stater, like alumnimagazines everywhere, is wrestling with how tohandle the increasing number of class news items,and the Stater staff needs your help.While we don’t have anything drastic in mind,over the next several issues we would like to scaleback the number of class news items we publish.We don’t want to cut back on printed obituaries foralumni or for faculty and friends, but we would liketo migrate personal and professional updates to ouronline community at osualum.com.If you haven’t already, please log on and activateyour profile at osualum.com. It’s free and you’ll needthe ID number on your Stater label.Pop Quiz answersFrom page 121. Bend is in what is called a rain shadow, theregion on the lee side of a mountain whereprecipitation is noticeably less than on thewindward side. Air moving horizontally overCorvallis toward the Cascades obviouslycannot go through the mountains. Air coolsas it lifts and if the air is humid, clouds formand droplets typically precipitate out onthe windward side of the Cascades, givingCorvallis its 40 inches of rain and leavinglittle precipitation left for Bend.2. An El Niño event is characterized byextensive ocean warming that begins alongthe coast of Peru and Ecuador and extendswestward over the tropical Pacific. Duringa La Niña, the central and eastern tropicalPacific Ocean turns cooler than normal.Major El Niño events occur once every twoto seven years as a current of nutrient-poortropical water moves southward along thewest coast of South America.3. When hurricanes move over a largelandmass, they rapidly dissipate for tworeasons. First, they lose their energy source(warm water). That’s also why a hurricanemoving northward over the Atlantic willnormally remain at hurricane strength formuch longer than will its counterpart atthe same latitude over the eastern Pacific,because the Atlantic hurricane has thewarm Gulf Stream to sustain it. Second,friction with the land surface slows surfacewinds and they blow more directly into thestorm, an effect that causes the hurricane’scentral pressure to rapidly rise, weakeningthe storm.4. When viewed from above, the majorityof tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphererotate counterclockwise about their centralcore of low pressure. A few have been seenrotating clockwise but those are rare.5. CFCs have a very long lifetime (theaverage lifetime of a CFC molecule isbetween 50 and 100 years) and are noteasily removed from the stratosphere,where the ozone destruction takes place.STATER

…but not leastYe Olde Student Map of OSUTrust us: It’s worth finding a magnifying glass to see the detailed commentary on this map, drawn by student Wayne Bagley in 1934. Image courtesy OSU Archives: P83 acc 2004: 052Fall 2008

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