Theme: Exercise and Sports Science
Melinda Manore Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Chris Petersen.
November 30, 2015
Melinda Manore (b. 1951) received her Ph.D. in Nutrition from Oregon State University
in 1984. In 2001, Manore returned to OSU, joining the faculty as chair of what was
then the Department of Nutrition and Food Service Management. A pioneering scholar
of the intersections between nutrition and exercise, Manore has published widely on
topics including rural obesity in children, nutrition and exercise for women, and
healthy eating for athletes. Her interview traces the arc of her academic career with
a particular focus on her achievements in research. Included as a secondary topic
are Manore's institutional memories of the transformation of the College of Home Economics
into what is now the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
Tony Wilcox Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Chris Petersen.
June 23, 2015
Tony Wilcox (b. 1951) was a member of the faculty of the College of Public Health
and Human Sciences from his arrival at OSU in 1987 to his retirement in 2015. Primarily
interested in exercise physiology as a researcher, Wilcox also served as chair of
the Department of Exercise and Sports Science from 1994 to 2011, and as co-director
of the School of Biological and Population Health Sciences from 2011 to 2015. Wilcox
likewise spent more than a dozen years as an OSU Faculty Senator and was President
of the Faculty Senate in 1997. His interview focuses on his work as a researcher and
administrator in exercise science, his life-long passion for running, and his many
contributions to the Faculty Senate and to a wide swath of university committees.