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Mercedes Bates with President Robert MacVicar

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Title

Mercedes Bates with President Robert MacVicar

Description

Mercedes Bates was receiving the Distinguished Service Award from President Robert MacVicar. Mercedes Bates graduated in 1936 with a degree in Food and Nutrition. In 1967, Bates was appointed the Vice President of the General Mills Betty Crocker Division, becoming the first female corporate officer of General Mills. Bates created the Mercedes A. Bates Family Study Center in 1992, the first center to study entire lifespans of families. Bates has received the Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Alumni Award.

Source

President's Office Photographs (P 092)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

1973

Identifier

P092:1179

Citation

“Mercedes Bates with President Robert MacVicar,” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed May 2, 2024, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/33371.