Theme: Chemical Engineering
Darry Callahan Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Mike Dicianna.
August 6, 2015
Darry Callahan (b. 1942) graduated from OSU in 1964 with a degree in Chemical Engineering
and moved directly into a career at Chevron that spanned some forty years. Over the
course of that time, Callahan worked as a research engineer, financial analyst, manager
and executive. At one time the president of Chevron Oil Bahamas, Callahan also served
as the chief executive at Chevron Chemical Company as well as the succeeding company
that he helped to merge, Chevron Phillips Chemical. Callahan has also been very actively
involved with the OSU Foundation, the OSU College of Engineering, and the OSU Board
of Trustees, of which he has been a member and vice chairman since its creation. His
interview focuses on his undergraduate years in Corvallis, his long and varied career
at Chevron, and his more recent activities with his alma mater.
Milo Koretsky Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Chris Petersen.
November 13, 2015
Milo Koretsky (b. 1962) has been a member of the Chemical Engineering faculty at Oregon
State since his arrival in Corvallis in 1992. Koretsky is recognized internationally
as a pioneering scholar of engineering education whose textbook, Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, has been widely praised for its conceptual approach to the teaching of thermodynamics.
At OSU, Koretsky has also been instrumental in the development of virtual learning
modules that provide student engineers with practical experience that closely simulates
the environment that they will encounter in the workplace. Koretsky has likewise been
closely associated with OSU's MECOP internship program for the entirety of his career,
and has been instrumental in its growth over the decades. His interview focuses on
his personal development as an engineer and educator; his institutional memories of
Chemical Engineering and MECOP at OSU; and his continuing efforts to rethink and improve
engineering education.
Bob Lundeen Oral History Interviews
Four life history interviews conducted by Chris Petersen.
July - August 2013
Bob Lundeen (1921-2016) graduated from Oregon State College in 1942 with a BS in Chemical
Engineering. Lundeen served in the Army Air Corp during World War II as a weather
officer stationed in China. After the war, he began working for Dow Chemical Co.,
eventually rising to the position of Chairman of the Board. Following his retirement
from Dow in 1986, he served on the Board of Directors for Tektronix and later became
CEO. In retirement Lundeen has made a deep impact at OSU as a donor, an honorary OSU
trustee, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the OSU Foundation. Topics covered
in the Lundeen interviews include his early life, his experiences during wartime,
and his memories of Oregon State College. Other subjects discussed include his long
career at Dow, family life, retirement and philanthropy.
Don Pettit Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Janice Dilg.
March 26, 2014
Don Pettit (b. 1955), a native of Silverton, attended OSU from 1973-1978, graduating
with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. After completing his Ph.D. at the
University of Arizona, Pettit began work at the National Laboratory in Los Alamos,
New Mexico. In 1996 he was selected to become a NASA astronaut and, in 2002, he participated
in his first spaceflight, Expedition 6, during which he spent over five months on
the International Space Station. While at NASA, Pettit has logged more than a year
in space, during which time he has filmed and televised experiments from space for
a series titled "Saturday Morning Science." His interview focuses on his upbringing
in Oregon, his undergraduate experience at OSU, and highlights from his career as
an astronaut.