Francois Gilfillan graduated from OAC in 1918 with a degree in Pharmacy. He returned to Corvallis in 1927 to begin a long career on faculty, working variously as chemistry professor, Dean of Science, languages professor and, from 1941-1942, acting president of Oregon State College. He retired in 1968. Violette Gilfillan was Francois Gilfillan's wife of fifty-five years.
Interview conducted for the Oregon Pioneers Oral History Collection (OH 01), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
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