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Lucy M. Lewis
Lucy M. Lewis was the University Librarian from 1920-1945. During her 25 years, Lewis established the Friends of the Library and helped Oregon State College become the second land grant institution in the nation. The library's classification system…
Margaret Fincke
Margaret Fincke, Home Economics faculty member, is doing nutritional research. Fincke came to OSU in 1935 and became the head of the Foods and Nutrition department in 1944. She served as Acting Dean from 1948-1949 and 1963-1965.
Eva Blackwell with stacks of diplomas
Eva Blackwell (1900-1987) was an OAC alumna who worked in the Registrar's Office from 1924-1965.
International students with Ava Milam at Westminster House
Ava Milam Clark was the Dean of the School of Home Economics for over 30 years, and through her frequent visits abroad, was instrumental to the development of home economics in multiple countries.
Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women at OAC and OSC
Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women from 1924-1941, added many programs to the purview of the office, including the Associated Women Students, Mortar Board, and other honorary societies.
Dean of Women Anna Zoe Crayne reading aloud in the Waldo Hall parlor
Dr. Anna Crayne served as the first Dean of Women at Oregon Agricultural College.
Dr. Anna Z. Crayne
Dr. Anna Crayne served as the first Dean of Women at Oregon Agricultural College.
Clara Waldo
Clara Humason Waldo (1858-1933) was the first woman in the U.S. to be named to the OAC Board of Regents for a state institution of higher education. She served on the State board of Regents in both Oregon (1905-1919) and California. She was the wife…
Betty Hawthorne
Betty E. Hawthorne was Dean of the School of Home Economics from 1965 to 1983.