OSU Sesquicentennial Oral History Project
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Brenda McComb was born William McComb in 1952. Over two stints at OSU, McComb worked as a member of the faculty in the Department of Forest Sciences and Department of…
Brenda McComb Oral History Interview, February…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Julie Bentz (b. 1964) graduated from Oregon State University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiological Health. A United States Army Major General, Bentz,…
Julie Bentz Oral History Interview, June 14, 2013
From Christoffer Petersen
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Jim Edmunson (b. 1951) graduated from Oregon State University in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies. As an OSU undergraduate, Edmunson was heavily…
Jim Edmunson Oral History Interview, November 10,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Andy Landforce (b. 1917) graduated from Oregon State College in 1942, serving as student body president his senior year. A World War II veteran, Landforce enjoyed a long…
Andy Landforce Oral History Interview, May 22,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Geoffrey Brooks (1947-2016), a native of Portland, attended Oregon State University from 1970 to 1973, graduating with a B.S. in Elementary Education. While at OSU,…
Geoffrey Brooks Oral History Interview, February…
From Christoffer Petersen
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At the time of this interview, Chidi Okonkwo was a master's degree student in Public Health at Oregon State University. Okonkwo was attending OSU as an…
Chidi Okonkwo Oral History Interview, March 6,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Dick Weinman (b. 1933) was a Speech professor at Oregon State from 1967 to his retirement in 1998, and also the on-air voice of Oregon Public Broadcasting's Morning…
Dick Weinman Oral History Interview, January 28,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Bob Jacobson (b. 1939) attended Oregon State as an undergraduate and member of the Beaver basketball team, graduating with a degree in Business and Technology in 1963.…
Bob and Kaety Jacobson Oral History Interview,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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George Abed (b. 1938), a native of Jordan, attended Oregon State from 1958-1962, graduating with a degree in General Social Science. During his undergraduate years, Abed…
George Abed Oral History Interview, December 16,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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A seven-time first team All-American, Joy (Selig) Petersen won two national championships in the beam competition and another in the floor exercise. She graduated from…
Joy Petersen Oral History Interview, October 4,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Jack Van Loan (b. 1931) is a career military officer who graduated from Oregon State College in 1954 and was promptly commissioned into the United States Air Force. A…
Jack Van Loan Oral History Interview, November 7,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Harrison Branch (b. 1947) worked in the OSU Art department for forty years as a professor of Photography, beginning with his arrival in 1973 and concluding with his…
Harrison Branch Oral History Interview, February…
From Christoffer Petersen
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John Gardner (b. 1939) was a member of the OSU Physics faculty from 1973-2001, during which time he established himself as a world leader in perturbed angular…
John Gardner Oral History Interview, August 13,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Henry Sayre (b. 1948) is a Distinguished Professor of Art History who has worked at OSU since 1981 and at the OSU-Cascades campus since its opening in 2001. Sayre is…
Henry Sayre Oral History Interview, August 5, 2014
From Christoffer Petersen
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Andy Landforce (b. 1917) graduated from Oregon State College in 1942, serving as student body president his senior year. A World War II veteran, Landforce enjoyed a long…
Andy Landforce Oral History Interview, September…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Bob Olson (b. 1940) is a parasitologist and emeritus member of the OSU Fisheries and Wildlife faculty, who has taught and conducted research at the Hatfield Marine…
Bob Olson Oral History Interview, November 14,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Gymnastics national champions Mary (Ayotte) Law and Joy (Selig) Petersen are two of Oregon State University's most accomplished athletes. An Education major who…
Mary Law and Joy Petersen Oral History Interview,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Janet Webster (b. 1953) served as the head of the Guin Library at Hatfield Marine Science Center from 1989 to her retirement in 2015. Active in regional and…
Janet Webster Oral History Interview, November…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Karim Hamdy (b. 1952), a native of Tunisia, has been associated with OSU since 1981, first as a doctoral candidate in Civil Engineering, and later as an instructor of…
Karim Hamdy Oral History Interview, October 10,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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A gymnast and Education major who attended Oregon State University from 1978-1982, Mary (Ayotte) Law won the 1982 national title in the floor exercise and finished third…
Mary Law Oral History Interview, October 23, 2014
From Christoffer Petersen
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Harry Yeh (b. 1950) is a professor of Civil Engineering at OSU and an international authority on tsunamis. Since 1992, Yeh has traveled around the world to conduct field…
Harry Yeh Oral History Interview, September 22,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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At the time of this interview, Jenny Urbina was a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science and Kong Zheng Yeang was an undergraduate at OSU, majoring in Mechanical…
Jenny Urbina and Kong Zheng Yeang Oral History…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Patti Sakurai (b. 1966) has been a faculty member in OSU's Ethnic Studies department since its founding in 1996. A scholar whose interests range from Japanese…
Patti Sakurai Oral History Interview, March 2,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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Dick Weinman (b. 1933) was a Speech professor at Oregon State from 1967 to his retirement in 1998, and also the on-air voice of Oregon Public Broadcasting's Morning…
Dick Weinman Oral History Interview, October 25,…
From Christoffer Petersen
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