Jim Krueger is an award-winning teacher who served on the OSU Chemistry faculty from 1961 to his retirement in 1998. In this interview he discusses his path through academia, his career in research and instruction, and his memories of the Chemistry department over nearly five decades of affiliation.

The interview was conducted by Chris Petersen at Krueger's home in Corvallis, Oregon. It is a component of the History of Science Oral History Collection (OH 17), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.