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Corvallis College's first graduating class was in 1870, and consisted of three people.
This is a list of notable alumni of Oregon State University , a university in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States . The university traces its roots back to 1856 when Corvallis Academy was founded. It wasn't formally incorporated until 1858 when the name was changed to Corvallis College , and wasn't chartered until 1868. In 1890 the school became known as Oregon Agricultural College , in 1927 it was known as Oregon State Agricultural College , and the current name was adopted in 1961. Alumni from each of these eras may be included on the list, and more than 200,000 people have attended the university since its founding.[1]
Note that the people listed may have only attended the university at some point and have not necessarily graduated.
Science, engineering, and academics
Linus Pauling
William Oefelein
Donald Pettit
Politics and diplomacy
Cecil D. Andrus
John Ensign
Douglas McKay
Name
Attended
Notability
Reference
Cecil D. Andrus
1952
Governor of Idaho (1971–1977, 1987–1995) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1977–1981)
[1]
Earl I. Anzai
?–1964
Attorney General of Hawaii (1999–2002)
[14]
Brad Avakian
?–1984
Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (2008–2019 )
[15]
Rod Chandler
?–1968
U.S. Representative of Washington (1983–1993)
[16]
Charles Crookham
1941–1943
Attorney General of Oregon (1992–1993)
[17]
John Ensign
?–1981
U.S. Representative of Nevada (1995–1999); Nevada U.S. Senator (2001—2011)
[18]
John Hubert Hall
?–1923
Governor of Oregon (1947–1949); member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1936–1947)
[1]
Julia Butler Hansen
1924–1926
U.S. Representative of Washington (1960–1974)
[19]
Darlene Hooley
?–1961
U.S. Representative of Oregon (1997—2009)
[20]
Hector Macpherson, Jr.
1936-1940
Oregon State Senator (1971-1974)
[21]
Douglas McKay
?–1917
Governor of Oregon (1949–1952) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1953–1956)
[1]
Paul Peek
?–?
California Secretary of State (1940–1943); Speaker of the California State Assembly (1939)
[22]
Pou Sohtireak
?–1980s
Cambodian Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy
[23]
Norris Poulson
1923
U.S. Representative of California (1943–1945, 1947–1955); mayor of Los Angeles, California (1953–1961)
[24]
Frederick Steiwer
?–1902
Oregon U.S. Senator (1927–1937)
[25]
Lowell Stockman
?–1922
U.S. Representative of Oregon (1943–1953)
[26]
Jolene Unsoeld
1949–1951
U.S. Representative of Washington (1989–1995)
[27]
Robert M. Veatch
1868-1871
Oregon Representative (1883-1886), Senator (1887-1892), and mayor of Cottage Grove, Oregon
[28]
James K. Weatherford
1868-1872
Oregon Representative, Speaker of the House (1876), Senator, and mayor of Albany, Oregon
[29]
Mary Carlin Yates
?–1968
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi and U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana
[1]
Irwandi Yusuf
1993
Governor of Indonesian province of Aceh
[30]
Business
Journalism and arts
Military
Marion Eugene Carl
Anthony E. Van Dyke
Olympians and historic endeavorers
Athletics and sport
See List of Oregon State University athletes .
Other
Legend
†
Only represents years of which individual was a letterman for one of the university's athletic teams; may have attended additional years
‡
Individual is both an Oregon State University alumna/us and a current or former faculty member
See also
Notes and references
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Edmonston Jr., George. "OSU's Famous Alumni" . Oregon State University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2006-10-21 .
^ "Fall 2005 Newsletter, Graduate School, Oregon State University" . oregonstate.edu . Retrieved 2020-09-11 .
^ "Philip Emeagwali" . The Black Inventor Online Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Paul H. Emmet" . Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Milton Harris: A Biography" . Oregon State University. Retrieved 2022-05-22 .
^ "Wayne L. Hubbell Summary" . UCLA. Retrieved 2006-12-09 .
^ "Welcome" . High Desert Museum. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-07 .
^ "Octave Levenspiel" . Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2014-06-18 .
^ Glenn Odekirk
^ "Astronaut Bio: William A. Oefelein (1/2006)" . NASA. Retrieved 2006-12-10 .
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"Astronaut Bio: Don Pettit (1/2006)" . NASA. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2006-12-10 .
^ "Senior scientist: Michael Scott" . U.S. Geological Survey, University of Idaho. Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-06-13 .
^ "Michael Waterman" . Retrieved 2015-04-25 .
^ "Earl I. Anzai - a Honolulu, Hawaii (HI) Lawyer" . FindLaw . Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2006-10-22 .
^ "Oregon Blue Book" . Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 2022-09-23 .
^ "Alumni Fellows Recipient Biographies" . Oregon State University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2006-10-22 .
^ Crookham, Berkeley (December 2004). "Living History: Charles S. Crookham (1923-2004)" . Oregon State Bar Bulletin . Oregon State Bar Association. Retrieved 2006-12-18 .
^ "ENSIGN, John Eric - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-10-22 .
^ "HANSEN, Julia Butler - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-11-08 .
^ "HOOLEY, Darlene - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-11-11 .
^ "Hector Macpherson, Jr. -- A Service of Remembrance, April 9, 2015." Shedd, OR: Oakville Presbyterian Church, 2015, pg. 4.
^ "Paul Peek (June 5, 1904 - April 7, 1987)" . courtinfo.ca.gov. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ Pou Sohtireak
^ "POULSON, C. Norris - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-11-08 .
^ "STEIWER, Frederick - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-11-08 .
^ "STOCKMAN, Lowell - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-11-08 .
^ "UNSOELD, Jolene - Biographical Information" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-11-08 .
^ "Robert M. Veatch," in History of Oregon: Volume II. Chicago, IL: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1922; pp. 234-237.
^ "Hon. James K. Weatherford," in History of Oregon: Illustrated: Volume II. Chicago: Pioneer Historical Publishing Co., 1922; pg. 154.
^ "Visit from Governor Irwandi" . Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-22 .
^ "Panda Express' billionaire CEO dishes up a stir-fry empire" . Los Angeles Times . 11 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-23 .
^ "Classmates.com founder gives to OSU" . Retrieved 2007-12-09 .
^ "Jen-Hsun Huang" . College of Engineering - Oregon State University . Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2021-11-14 .
^ Huang, Jensen. "Jensen Huang - Founder and CEO - NVIDIA | LinkedIn" . LinkedIn . Retrieved 14 November 2021 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Timothy S. Leatherman" . Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ a b "The Brews Brothers" . Oregon State University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Donald A. Robert" . NNDB. Retrieved 2012-11-18 .
^ "Leonard S. Shoen" . Harvard Business School. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Tala Madani Public Lecture" . Oregon State University . Retrieved 2017-04-09 .
^ "Commanding Officer Of HQBN, HQMC" . United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-03-16 .
^ "2006 Men's Rowing Media Guide - Results and History" (PDF) . OSUBeavers.com. p. 7. Retrieved 2007-01-01 .
^ "Inman, U.S. Crew Win Bronze" . osubeavers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-02 .
^ "Past Callahan Award Winners" . callahan-mvp.com. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Beavers in the Pros" (PDF) . Oregon State University. p. 6. Retrieved 2006-11-10 .
^ Edmonston Jr., George. "Oregon State: Meet the Olympians" . Oregon State University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2006-10-22 .
^ "Corvallis man's parody is Internet 'monster' " . The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2007-03-28 . [dead link ]
^ "Clipping from Corvallis Gazette-Times - Newspapers.com" . Corvallis Gazette-Times . Retrieved 2022-03-09 .
^ "OSU Alum to Head U.S. Episcopal Church" . Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Oregon Stater Class News" . Oregon State University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ "Highlights from the 2000-2001 Annual Report of the OSU Department of Philosophy" . oregonstate.edu. Archived from the original on September 20, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-16 .
^ "NORM: Oops, Britney's doing it again" . reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2007-03-28 .
^ " 'Library Girl' Reveals Her Customers' Weirdest Cam Requests" . 10 April 2015.
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Founded : 1868
Students : 33,193
Endowment : 819.6 million