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.Gerald<strong>in</strong>e Ma<strong>the</strong>r Huston Lerman, ’37, LakeOswego.Marjorie Picker<strong>in</strong>g Foreman, ’37, Portland. KappaDeltaPeter C. Perr<strong>in</strong>e, ’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 at<strong>the</strong> Eastern Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station<strong>in</strong> Union, where fa<strong>the</strong>r, Robert, was director. OregonGovernor James Withycombe, for whom <strong>the</strong> campusbuild<strong>in</strong>g is named, was his grandfa<strong>the</strong>r.Milton Horenste<strong>in</strong>, ’40, Portland.Emma Coll<strong>in</strong>s Fowler Gengelbach, ’40, Tualat<strong>in</strong>. PhiSigma KappaLois Schroeder Lewellen, ’40, Hillsboro.Mary Burris Plank<strong>in</strong>ton, ’40, Breckenridge, Colo.Delta Delta DeltaThomas G. Sk<strong>in</strong>ner, ’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 <strong>the</strong> <strong>OSU</strong> Collegeof Forestry, <strong>OSU</strong> Foundation, 800-354-7281. KappaSigmaDr. Calv<strong>in</strong> 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 L<strong>in</strong>n. ChiOmegaAlan B. Jorgusen, ’45, Forest Grove. Alpha GammaRhoEdw<strong>in</strong> Hunt, ’45, ’46, Portland. Sigma Alpha EpsilonPatricia Herron Edwards, ’45, Bend. Kappa KappaGammaGlenna Walter Stone, ’45, North Bend.Margaret Clevenger Long, ’45, McM<strong>in</strong>nville.Ross F. Swall, ’45, El Paso, Texas.Betty Moore Lofquist, ’46, Bend.Edward R. L<strong>in</strong>d, ’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. Rob<strong>in</strong>son, ’48, Tukwila, Wash.Eugene E. Aust<strong>in</strong>, ’48, Salem.Richard M. Mellis, ’48, Kirkland, Wash. DeltaUpsilonFrances Williams Sherwood, ’48, Portland. Pi BetaPhiGerald E. Pfenn<strong>in</strong>g, ’48, Valley Center, Calif. DeltaUpsilonJohn M. Fetterman, ’48, Bandon. Phi Kappa PsiRobert A. Cor<strong>the</strong>ll, ’48, ’50, Coos Bay.Mack E. Brown, ’48, Salem.Richard W. Burger, ’48, Pr<strong>in</strong>eville. 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. Ha<strong>in</strong>es Jr., ’49, Salem.Patricia Garratt Sledge, ’49, Creswell.Ca<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>e 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 ChiMart<strong>in</strong> N. Kelley, ’50, Lake Oswego. He was chiefeng<strong>in</strong>eer of Kiewit Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g and was active <strong>in</strong>many campus fundrais<strong>in</strong>g efforts for <strong>the</strong> Collegeof Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g as well as <strong>the</strong> <strong>OSU</strong> library, CH2MHILL <strong>Alumni</strong> Center, athletics, <strong>the</strong> Family StudyCenter and <strong>the</strong> Kiewit Center for Infrastructure andTransportation. The Kelley Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g 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 <strong>the</strong> <strong>OSU</strong> baseballprogram, <strong>OSU</strong> 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 wascapta<strong>in</strong> of <strong>the</strong> award w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g Pacific CoastConference Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Division track team dur<strong>in</strong>g hisyears at OSC. Alpha Tau OmegaLeonard C. Getty, ’50, M<strong>in</strong>den, Nev.Frederick L. Frick, ’51, Silverton.Gerald W. Ulett, ’51, Kent, Wash. Phi Gamma Delta 57Fall 2008
class notesTw<strong>in</strong> bro<strong>the</strong>rs have connections almost <strong>back</strong> to <strong>the</strong> start of <strong>OSU</strong>profileTw<strong>in</strong>s Jason (at left) and Mike Luecker have Oregon State roots about as deep as <strong>the</strong>y can get. Photo by Dennis Wolverton58They weren’t quite sure who Hugh F<strong>in</strong>ley was,but <strong>the</strong>y knew he was a relative.The Luecker boys — two first-yearstudents from Moraga, Calif. — werek<strong>in</strong>d enough to pose for <strong>the</strong> Stater on <strong>the</strong>Memorial Union steps this spr<strong>in</strong>g, and let ustell <strong>the</strong>m about <strong>the</strong>ir great, great, grandfa<strong>the</strong>r.Bus<strong>in</strong>ess major Michael Charles Lueckerand his tw<strong>in</strong> bro<strong>the</strong>r, Jason F<strong>in</strong>ley Luecker,College of Liberal Arts, are <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> fifthgeneration of <strong>the</strong>ir family to attend <strong>OSU</strong> andits predecessor <strong>in</strong>stitutions, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g withCorvallis College’s second graduat<strong>in</strong>g class ofsix members, which <strong>in</strong>cluded Hugh, <strong>in</strong> 1871.Hugh F<strong>in</strong>ley was <strong>the</strong> younger bro<strong>the</strong>r ofWilliam A. F<strong>in</strong>ley, <strong>the</strong> second president ofCorvallis College, Oregon’s new agriculturalcollege. F<strong>in</strong>ley Residence Hall is named <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> former president’s honor.Hugh married a fellow student and localgirl, Emma Cauthorn, and <strong>the</strong>y raised <strong>the</strong>irfamily on a nearby farm while Hugh taughtpreparatory classes at <strong>the</strong> college.One of <strong>the</strong>ir nephews was William L.F<strong>in</strong>ley, (Honorary degree, 1931) a famousconservationist who <strong>in</strong> 1963 championed<strong>the</strong> first national wildlife refuge west of <strong>the</strong>Mississippi, 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 <strong>the</strong>ir aunts and unclesand grandparents, are all Beavers, so itwould seem natural that <strong>the</strong> young menwould automatically have had <strong>OSU</strong> on <strong>the</strong>top of <strong>the</strong>ir college application list.But it did not happen that way. Both hadmade plans to attend different colleges<strong>in</strong> California, but eventually found <strong>the</strong>market<strong>in</strong>g management and graphic artsprograms at <strong>OSU</strong> a great fit for <strong>the</strong>m. Theyspent <strong>the</strong>ir first year liv<strong>in</strong>g two floors apart <strong>in</strong>Hawley Hall, with plans to move off-campusfor <strong>the</strong>ir sophomore year.Mike was surprised to f<strong>in</strong>d out that <strong>the</strong>house he had rented for <strong>the</strong> 2008-2009school year is <strong>the</strong> Cauthorn House, built forEmma Cauthorn F<strong>in</strong>ley’s bro<strong>the</strong>r.Mike and Jason have a stand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>vitationto stop by <strong>the</strong> alumni association for a visit;maybe <strong>the</strong>y should on next Feb. 8, when <strong>the</strong><strong>OSU</strong>AA marks its 136th anniversary, thanksto <strong>the</strong> alumni who founded it <strong>in</strong> 1873.Included <strong>in</strong> that small group of founderswas <strong>the</strong> first president of <strong>the</strong> fledgl<strong>in</strong>g alumniassociation — Hugh McNary F<strong>in</strong>ley, classof 1871.STATER