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Dawn has been teaching and developing Ecampus courses in natural resources and forest ecology since 2002. Her work has focused on promoting online teaching excellence at OSU and encouraging student engagement and success in natural resources.

Janell began her career in 1989 after receiving her BS in Zoology from OSU. Beginning at the College of Veterinary Medicine, then moved to the Microbiology department. After leaving OSU for private industry for a time, Janell returned to OSU in 1999 in the Microbiology department, back to Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, working in diagnostic lab. Janell had a significant amount of training in veterinary parasitology, and while in the Microbiology department, worked on fish parasites. She considers her accomplishments to be the co-author on a variety of scientific publications and co-teaching second-year veterinary students Parasitology.

Molly started her career with OSU in 1990 as a proposal writer in the central development office. One of her first projects was working on grants to support the transformation of Kerr Library into today’s Valley Library. She has held a number of roles, all with the common thread of helping to tell the stories of the university’s amazing students and faculty. Today, she serves on the OSU Foundation’s senior leadership team and directs the marketing, communications, and events programs that inspire OSU’s 215,000 alumni and thousands of other supporters to help the university and its students achieve the unbelievable.

Brad is a Professor of Kinesiology. He has been recognized with the university’s "Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor Award" (2009), "Oregon State University Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award" (2017), the "Richard M. Bressler Senior Faculty Teaching Award" (2021); his college’s "Faculty Excellence Award" (2009); and the Oregon Academy of Science’s "Outstanding Oregon Scientist Award" (2020). He is an elected Fellow in nine different organizations, including the National Academy of Kinesiology, and served as the Academy’s President (2018-2019). For 2 years, he Chaired the federal government’s President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Science Board (January 1, 2020–December 31, 2021).

Faculty since 1997, Chris has been part of the CCVM's transformation from a young half-program to a mature, complete one. His specialty is large animal medicine, with particular interest in ruminants and camelids. He holds the CCVM's first endowed professorship, and has been recognized as a world authority in camelid medicine, with foundational research into their metabolic and gastrointestinal disturbances. More recently, he has led a single-domain antibody program with aspirations to develop novel therapeutics to benefit a variety of species. He has also chaired his department for many years, and sees its progress as one of his greatest accomplishments.

Tanya Chaplin owns the most wins in the gymnastics program’s history, earning the distinction in the 2014 home opener, with a 196.425-194.850 victory over Iowa State, giving her 318 wins. Chaplin’s now career record stands at a stellar 366-170-3 in the regular season and 454-270-3 overall. During her time at OSU, she has become well-known as one of the best in the business for the choreography her gymnasts’ floor and beam routines putting her athletes in the best position to entertain the crowd as well as the judges.

Paula started her career at OSU in December 1997 in the Department of Computer Science, then to Department of Physics and now Department of Chemistry. Her work has been concentrated on supporting the departments in the areas of Human Resources, student support, staff management and assisting Department Heads. Even 25 years later she finds that she can still learn new things and enjoy it. 

Since graduating from OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in 1994, Rita has been involved in research about the Northern Spotted owl and spent much of her time in the old growth forest of the Pacific Northwest working to help understand and conserve the last of this amazing ecosystem and the creatures that inhabit it.  Over the years Rita has worked with many amazing scientists and feels very honored to have been a part of the research community. 

Amy began her career at OSU working for the Office of International Research & Development. She worked as a Graduate Assistant in EOP and was hired as an Academic Counselor for TRIO Student Support Services where she helped first-generation, Pell-eligible and students with disabilities so they can succeed in college. Now, as the Director for the TRIO SSS programs at OSU and OSU Cascades, she loves her career because as a first-generation, low-income student herself, her passion is to assist students who are underrepresented in college and give them the same opportunities that she had as a student at OSU.

Mark Edwards teaches Sociology and Public Policy courses focusing on inequality, food insecurity, and public programs addressing poverty. Often co-authoring research papers with his graduate students, he has published research that evaluates the effectiveness of efforts to assist low income Oregonians. He shares this expertise in his collaboration with the Oregon Food Bank, Oregon Department of Human Services, and the Oregon Hunger Task Force. Consistent with his commitment to OSU's land grant mission, he directs the OSU Policy Analysis Lab and oversees the online Rural Public Policy Graduate Certificate program, serving rural communities of Oregon.

It has been a great joy for Barry to work with his team of students these past years. They are responsible for the purchase, preventative maintenance, and repair of the exercise equipment at Dixon Recreation Center. It is an honor for Barry to serve the Oregon State University community in their commitment to improving their holistic health. He considers his greatest accomplishments to be the small things he has done which have made a positive impact on the success and wellbeing of the fantastic students he gets to share a part of this journey with.

Shelby has a 100% Extension appointment and work with beef cattle and sheep producers in western Oregon to encourage the use of scientifically proven management practices. This helps improve economic and agronomic efficiency for production of food and fiber. She also helps people improve pasture and hay productivity through environmentally sound, cost effective fertilizer and weed control practices. Shelby guest lectures in several on-campus credit courses to college students and provide a window into real life farm and ranch situations. She enjoy the many life-long learning experiences associated with her work. 

John is a professor in Botany & Plant Pathology, and his research group has investigated genetic, genomic and cellular mechanisms contributing to plant development. Over the years, his group has worked in model plant species (primarily Arabidopsis and maize), identifying genes which influence plant cell shapes and functions. He is known to be over-enthusiastic about working with maize and, in particular, enjoys thinking about and conducting field experiments with pollen. He has also taught extensively in the Intro Biology series for undergraduates, and the Molecular & Cellular Biology graduate program.

In 1998, Donita was hired as the Operations Manager for the Cashiers Office. After two years she applied for the office manager position for the Extension Service in Marion County. Donita was with extension for 18 years. She worked with all the programs and faculty in Marion, Yamhill, and Washington counties as the financial manager. She became a Master Gardener in 2012 and volunteered at Marion Polk Food Share. She  came back to campus in 2018 and was hired as the Assistant to the Director of Public Policy. In 2020, Donita was hired as the Administrative Manager for Applied Economics.

Tory was one of the first appointees to the Linus Pauling Institute at OSU. It is a perfect place for Tory because he is fascinated with how life works at the molecular level. His research career examines the role of mitochondria in the aging process, and how dietary micronutrients contribute to healthy aging. Currently, focused on Alzheimer’s Disease and ways to prevent disease progression. Tory also enjoys lecturing on biochemistry to impressive young folks. Despite all this academic work, he still find time to enjoy our beautiful college town and environs, and when possible, woodcarving in his spare time. 

Sarah started working in the OSU Offices of Human Resources and Affirmative Action in 1998. She moved to the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology as Office Manager in 2005. She then enjoyed eight years in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences as the Academic Faculty Coordinator. Currently, she is the Administrative Manager for the Department of Food Science and Technology. Sarah has enjoyed working with amazing leaders, wonderful colleagues, and awesome faculty, staff and students.  She is now grateful to be in FST where she can apply her 25 years of OSU knowledge and experience. 

Ping-Hung "Ping" Hsieh is a Professor of Supply Chain Analytics at OSU. He has experience teaching quantitative courses at various levels, including undergraduate, MBA, MSB, and executive MBA programs. Hsieh's research focuses on supply chain analytics, extreme value analysis, and Bayesian modeling for risk management and strategic planning. Currently, he serves as the director of the Center for Supply Chain Management and is involved in a USDA grant as a co-PI with the Global Hemp Innovation Center to explore economic opportunities for hemp in the western United States.

Kris started at OSU in 1995 migrating the Alumni/Donor/Friends database to a new Y2K compatible database. She then transitioned to the Alumni Association, and then to the OSU Development Office. These job duties were transferred to the OSU Foundation in 2000. Kris has worked at OSUF as Director of Biographic Input, Research Associate, Assistant Director of Research, Director of Research, Director of Research and Data, assisted in another migration and is now the Director of Data Services overseeing data entry and the strategic use of data as they work to build relationships and fund raise for the University.

David joined OSU at Hatfield Marine Science Center in 1998 and has been involved with two different laboratories. With Dr. Chris Langdon, he managed the Molluscan Broodstock Program where he helped create a healthier oyster breeding stocks for west coast oyster growers. With Dr. Michael Banks, he has worked on several successful Chinook salmon projects. His research helped changed the way California diverts water based on Chinook salmon life history genetic markers, and helped define policy for the reintroduction of spring Chinook salmon above Oregon dams.

Eric has had the honor of supporting research with two very different aquatic models under three distinguished professors. He began his career at OSU in the Food Toxicology and Nutrition Laboratory (FTNL) enhancing a trout husbandry facility to the point that it could successfully carry out massive, ultra-low dose carcinogenesis studies. Later, his skills were integral to transforming the outmoded FTNL into the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory (SARL), a warm water, state-of-the-art biomedical laboratory, and the world’s only specific pathogen free colony. The SARL now leads extramural research funding at OSU and is world renowned for its groundbreaking approaches to toxicology.

Jan has spent her career at OSU managing the administrative affairs of the Malheur Experiment Station. It has been a varied career as the research conducted at the Station continues to change as well as the university’s business operations. The past 25 years have certainly been a wonderful experience in helping the faculty and staff to conduct their research to support growers in Malheur County and see the community’s appreciation for the Station.

Instead of attending grad school, Kara started working for Oregon State University. The first few years were spent in the Chemistry Department. She moved over to IIFET and NAAFE, two non-profit organizations, and their host department AREC/Applied Economics for the next 17+ years. She has been a part of the Operations Team for the College of Public Health and Human Sciences since 2019.

The undergraduate and graduate students Jim has had the honor and privilege to work with are the genuine highlight of his time at OSU.

Jim's research deals with energy conversion, environmental transport, and aerodynamics. He has worked with NASA, AFOSR, Office of the Navy, NSF and a wide range of industries. At OSU he has been Chair of the Fluid Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was selected OSU Honors College Eminent Professor,  Chair of the University Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee and Chair of the Honors College Committee. He has written two text books used at OSU. The most rewarding part of all this work is interactions with students and being present as students grow and advance.

Most of Pete’s work at OSU has been focused around wildlife biology and conservation. He worked on long-term wildlife research projects, initially studying Northern Spotted Owls as a field technician, crew lead, project manager, and graduate student. More recently Pete worked on studies of colonial seabirds, their predation impacts on threatened fish species, and the investigation of non-lethal management techniques to reduce predation. Since 2018, Pete’s role in Fisheries and Wildlife has been that of Unit Facilities and Safety Manager.

Jordan's work with OSU has focused on strategic project management, as well as the demonstration and adoption of current and emerging technology in addressing the natural resource challenges facing Eastern Oregon agricultural producers. This has included the use of UAV, aircraft and satellite imagery platforms, as well as geographic information systems to collect and organize environmental information in a cost effective and efficient manner.  

David has actively taught motorcycle safety for 35 years through both the US Air Force, DOD and OSU. Roughly 4000+ riders taught at various levels from complete novice to Advanced rider instruction and instructor development. Every class and student is unique and you ave to meet each one where they present themselves to you. This makes selecting a highlight pretty difficult but David has seriously enjoyed Instructor development with Team Oregon. 

Benjamin is trying to make the passion of riding a motorcycle safer by understanding and managing the risks associated with riding.

Sheryl began her Extension journey as the 4-H program assistant supporting all things 4-H for 7 years. Taking training in Master Food Preservers and Applied Nutrition she has helped to bring the University information to the community. Sheryl moved into the position of office coordinator, a title that has changed many times over the years, and now as Administrative Office Manager for the past 3 years. As a typical Extension staff member, she has worn many hats and continues to add to her bank of offerings and skills.

After earning her bachelor's in zoology, Jennifer served as an assistant coach with the Women's Rowing team (Milburn was a varsity member) and as an intern in NCAA administration. She then joined the Major Gifts team for the Valley Endzone and Goss Stadium campaigns. Her love of science and animals lead her to academic advancement with the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine for many years. Now Jennifer is a specialist in gifts of complex assets, having served as Senior Director for the OSU Foundation's Gift Planning Program since 2016. 

Un-Ku has been at OSU since 1998. Before joining OSU, he was with Bell Laboratories 1988-1989 & 1994-1998. His technical expertise is in the area of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. He has published about 300 papers and graduated 43 M.S. & 37 Ph.D. students. He received the NSF CAREER Award, OSU's Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award, and the College of Engineering’s Engelbrecht Young Faculty Award, the Research Award, and the Alumni Award. He is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow, where he has served and serving in various technical and leadership roles.

Richard has developed and facilitated innovations in chemistry teaching.

Skip began at EOARC-Burns in April 1998 progressing to Ranch Foreman April of 2002. He, with the director of EOARC, improved the management, production, and economic efficiency of the cow herd. Skip continues to take advantage of State and FEPP Surplus Programs to acquire property and equipment to expand the scientific and experimental capabilities at EOARC. Skip is a positive and uplifting team member of both OSU and USDA-ARS organizations at EOARC; thereby, advancing the interaction and success of numerous collaborative projects. For Skip, it has been a rewarding experience and opportunity to work with countless wonderful people at OSU and the EOARC-Burns!

Tricia's first job at OSU was in the Registrar’s Office from 1993-1996 as a student employee. In 1997 she worked in the Business Affairs Travel Office for a year before transitioning into Human Resources as an Employment Specialist. She is now in her seventh HR position at OSU as the HR Strategic Partner for Athletics and Student Affairs. Tricia is grateful for all the wonderful friendships and partnerships that she has made during her time at OSU and is blessed to have been part of this community where she and her 3 kids called 'home' for the past 25 years. 

After graduating from Oregon State, Kellie began her career in the development office as a member of the Annual Giving team. Over the years, her responsibilities with the OSU Foundation have included leading the Women’s Giving Circle. In 2018, she became the Assistant Director of Development for the Honors College, which had its greatest fundraising year in history within a year. After a series of promotions Kellie is now Director of Development for the Honors College. She enjoys meeting alumni, learning about the impact of OSU on their lives, and sharing opportunities to give back to help future graduates. 

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Reese has made his home in the Radiation Center, moving chairs three times: first in the Radiation Safety Office, then as the Reactor Administrator, then as the Director. Fortunately (or unfortunately) he became very good at managing one of the most regulated facilities on campus. The position has allowed him to travel the world and raise two beautiful daughters who are now just graduating from college.

Talley started working at OSU when she moved from Texas to be closer to family. During her time at OSU, she has had the opportunity of working in UHDS, Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program, Chemistry, Career Development, CPHHS and now at the Office of Global Opportunities. While the departments and positions she has worked in have varied, she prides herself on how each position’s emphasis has been on students and their success. She has enjoyed her time at OSU and the many wonderful people that she has worked with, colleagues and students alike. 

Shannon started at Oregon State in 1998 with the Athletic Department. After over 20 years there she moved to the Theatre department where she continues to work.

Mark was hired as an Accounting Technician for the OSU Beaver Club in 1993 which was perfect as he loved athletics. Highlights include working with staff & dedicated volunteers on the annual athletics campaign. Processing gifts and creating reports for multiple athletics facilities projects. His position was moved to the OSU Foundation in 2001 which eventually led to his role as a supervisor. In 2003, Mark worked with ITS staff to create an interface between the athletic database and the Foundation database. Being a part of OSU’s first ever and very successful capital campaign from start to finish. Mark's biggest highlight was traveling with the athletic department to the 2001 Fiesta Bowl.

Cindy joined the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences in 1996 as a word processing technician. After six years she accepted a position in the Agricultural Experiment Station in an administrative support role. She went on to join the Research Office in 2006 as a Proposal Analyst and is currently serving as a Senior Grant and Contract Officer. One of the things Cindy has enjoyed most during her tenure at OSU has been the consistent theme of providing support to those engaged in research because of its critical impact on meeting current world challenges.

Janet is working as a Horticultural Research Technician for the Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hood River, Oregon. Research projects included testing new pear and cherry varieties, testing new dwarfing rootstocks for pears, and high-density training systems for cherry and pear. In collaboration with the Food Innovation Center, she developed and conducted consumer sensory evaluations of new cherry and pear cultivars. She also worked with the Lake County extension pomologist to develop sensory evaluations for pears in California. She assisted all departments at the Research Center, working with Entomology, Pathology, and Post-Harvest.  

Blake arrived at OSU when student enrollment was 13,000 students. He has been part of some amazing Admissions teams working towards increasing undergraduate enrollment, resulting in OSU's current status as the leader in Oregon. Over the last 25 years, he has led recruitment efforts, ran the Campus Visitor Center, helped develop and grow the Degree Partnership Program, reimagined recruitment communications and marketing, including publishing The Orange & Black magazine, and was the inaugural Director of Admissions at the OSU-Cascades Campus. During his tenure, he met and married his wife Faith, raised 3 daughters, and earned a M.Ed in CSSA.

Zuzana has been a key researcher in Dr. Fowler research group since December 1997, studying cell & molecular biology and genetics of plant cells, especially male gametophyte of maize (corn). Her research work includes laboratory, as well as extensive field experiments. Zuzana also serves as a lab manager. She is proud to say she has supervised over 80 undergraduate students working, learning and conducting hands on research activities in their group. 

Have worked at OSU since 1997 in the College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences. Initially worked in Bio-Optical Oceanography group as a Research Assistant before joining the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) team at OSU. Responsible for the collection of data collected by the OOI Endurance Array instrumentation for subsequent dissemination and distribution by the OOI Cyberinfrastructure group. Also responsible for data analysis and development of data quality control metrics and processes used to develop same.

Qiao Wu is a Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, received PHD from Purdue University, joined OSU since 1998, recipient of the 2022 OSU COE Research Award "in recognition of sustained, unusually significant, and meritorious achievement in research and scholarship." Qiao's research activities involve two-phase flow modeling, nuclear reactor safety testing/analysis, complex system scaling, and small modular reactor development/testing. He’s currently leading the NuScale Integral System Testing program at OSU.

The Bartholomew researches the pathogens that affect the health of wild Pacific salmon populations, particularly parasites that have complex life cycles. Of particular interest is how anthropogenic factors like human alteration of ecosystems and climate change affect disease in salmon. In addition to looking at these questions from a scientific vantage point, she also engages collaborations with artists, and use of her own artwork, to look at science through a different lens and ask different questions. She encourages these interactions on campus, and coordinates an art-science fellowship programs.

Margaret Burnett is known for her research in human-computer interaction. Her main contributions have been in end-user software engineering; explaining AI; and GenderMag, a systematic method for removing technology’s gender-inclusivity bugs. Among her honors are an NSF Young Investigator award, an IEEE-TCSE Distinguished Woman in Science and Engineering award, being named an ACM Fellow, and being inducted into the ACM CHI Academy. Her work has impacted software practitioners in more than 50 countries — including software practitioners at OSU, who now use GenderMag to improve OSU’s technology. It also impacts millions of users, including everyone who uses Excel spreadsheets.

Jeff is the Oregon State Brewer at FST/OSU. He oversees brewing activities of all brewing research projects conducted at OSU. Research samples from the brewery are shipped to brewing industry leaders around the world. He installed the original OSU research brewery in 1995, the fully automated brew house in 2018. He has been an instructor in Brewing Science since the Fermentation Science Program inception in 1996. Jeff’s approach to teaching is via experiential learning, where students learn by doing, and he promotes a very hands-on, technical understanding of sensory analysis, beer, and the brewing process.    

Bill studies and identifies lots of different invertebrates. His primary work is researching freshwater invertebrates in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, but he also identifies insects, spiders and other invertebrates for the citizens of Oregon through the OSU Plant Clinic. His research projects have investigated how human activities affect aquatic organisms and have explored the biology of invertebrates that parasitize freshwater fish.

At Oregon State Yuji Hiratsuka served as a professor of printmaking at the Department of Art. In 2020 he was named as a University Distinguished Professor. Some of the public collections that include Hiratsuka’s art are The British Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, Tokyo Central Museum, Panstwowe Museum in Poland; The House of Humor and Satire in Bulgaria, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cleveland Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, New York Public Library, The Library of Congress and The Smithsonian’s Museum of Asian Art.

Upon completing his M.S. at OSU, Scott moved to Klamath Falls to start a new position as a regional wood products Extension Agent for OSU. He moved to Beaverton to work in a similar position in the Portland metro area before moving back to campus in 2006 to launch the Oregon Wood Innovation Center. Scott considers himself to be incredibly fortunate to have such an interesting and rewarding career at OSU. He spends the majority of his time interacting with wood products entrepreneurs and professionals in existing businesses to assist them with their new product development and product performance projects.

Tom started doing system administration in Electrical Engineering as a student worker. He continued there as an employee and moved several years later to the College of Engineering. He has been primarily managing unix and linux systems as well as backup systems and network attached storage. Tom hasn’t seen it all, but he has seen his share of fires, floods, and other computing pestilence.

Andrea is a professor and program director of the Design and Innovation Management Program in the College of Business. Prior to joining the College of Business in 2013, Andrea was a faculty member/program director in Graphic Design within CLA. Her research/creative work includes producing/co-directing a 40-minute documentary film titled, Freedom on the Fence. The film is in the permanent collection of MoMA. She is the author of the book Writing for Visual Thinkers, inspired by work as a WIC faculty member. She is an Honor's College Faculty member and has led two student trips to London. 

Iovanna Pandelova came to OSU from the Republic of Georgia as a Postdoctoral Scholar to pursue research in the field of molecular toxicology. Since then, her research ranged from studies on the effects of UV toxicity on frog populations, to plant-pathogen interactions. She currently studies mint genomics and works on identification of disease resistance genes, and molecular marker development for the selection of new and improved varieties of mint. She finds her work with students especially rewarding and is passionate about sharing her knowledge and expertise with them.

Melodie has been in charge of the OSU Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic since 1993. She has elevated the Clinic from a local resource to one of national prominence. Melodie is well regarded as an experienced diagnostician and often receives samples referred from other university diagnostic laboratories. In addition to helping growers in-state, she also works with clients from across the country, extending the footprint of Oregon State University. She has been recognized by her peers with numerous awards for the excellence of her work and for advancing the profession of plant disease diagnostics.

Marilyn Stewart has spent years assisting students navigate the university’s systems to academic success. Many of those years are with the Educational Opportunities Program and several with the College of Liberal Arts Students Services office as the Associate Head Advisor. She is grateful to have the opportunity to continue serving OSU as the assistant director for EOP and the Dr. Lawrence Griggs Office for Black & Indigenous Student Success. Her passion for teaching and leading students’ development is apparent in her work with program students as well as the Nia Learning and Living Community.

Dr. Azizian has taught Natural and Engineered Systems and Aqueous Environmental Chemistry courses for more than two decades. He has been involved in a number of in-situ aquifer characterization technologies focuses on the single-well push-pull method, which consists of the controlled injection of a prepared test solution into a single well followed by the extraction of the test solution/groundwater mixture from the same well. His current research includes development of slow-release compounds for the aerobic cometabolic treatment of complex mixtures of COCs released from low permeability zones. His expertise in sophisticated analytical equipments including GC-MS, LC-MS, ICP, HPLC, LSC.

For the last five years, Blaine has been involved in the renovation of the Coast Range Building and Cordley Hall. The Cordley project is OSU's largest renovation to date in both square footage and cost. He has enjoyed working with occupants from various departments, Capital Planning, Contractors, Architects and Engineers to create a modern life science research and instruction facility. In 2020, the department moved 22 research programs and 150 personnel to temporary facilities at the Coast Range Building. In 2022, they were all moved back. Blaine looks forward to having the final 20% of their space restored in 2024.

John "Jack" Barth came to OSU after receiving his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography. He conducts research and teaches in his special area of interest, how physical processes like the wind and currents shape coastal marine ecosystems. Jack’s present research focuses on the formation of low-oxygen zones off Oregon, using autonomous underwater gliders, robots beneath the sea. Since 2016, Jack has served as the Executive Director of OSU’s Marine Studies Initiative, a program uniting marine-related research, teaching, and outreach and engagement across OSU and the state of Oregon.

Susan Busler has worked for OSU Extension since 87 and has worked in Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Polk counties as well as the State Office. She's worked in multiple Extension Program areas including 4-H Youth Development, Community Resource Development, the Family Community Leadership program, EFNEP nutrition education, food safety and food preservation and Family Community Health programming. 

In 1979, Len moved to Corvallis from Kansas where he received his B.A. in Biology at Baker University. After completing an M.S. and PhD, both in Entomology at OSU, Len continued working as a Research Associate. Since then he has worked on numerous insect, plant disease, weed, and crop models, and built the decision support website known as uspest.org. Len has worked at the Oregon IPM Center for many years, and enjoys bringing practical tools to growers and researchers to solve diverse problems in agriculture. He enjoys music, hiking, and world travels with Betsy, his wife for over 40 years.

After graduating from Oregon State, Pete Hoffman took a full-time position at OSU, eventually landing as a FRA in what was then the Agricultural Chemistry department, where he spent more than two decades managing a laboratory studying DNA recombination and repair. In 2014 he moved into a similar role in Kim Anderson's Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship program with a primary focus on Environmental Forensic Chemistry.

As a senior faculty member, the singular accomplishment was hiring the next generation in our department. They are all outstanding academics and they are really nice, considerate individuals. It has been a pleasure working with them.

Bruce has had a great time teaching and doing research at OSU. He started in 1987 as an assistant professor in the Department of General Science, then transitioned to Botany and Plant Pathology several years later, with major departmental reorganization resulting from budget cuts. Bruce is a plant ecologist and lichenologist, and has tied the two together in many ways, including air quality, climate, and biodiversity. Bruce has been deeply involved in graduate education, having served on over 200 graduate committees and as major professor for dozens of graduate students. Most of those students have gone on to productive, stimulating careers.

Donna began her career working as a Faculty Research Assistant, for a parasitologist with the College of Veterinary Medicine. She then went on to work with barley genetics in the Crop Science Dept. In 1995, she joined the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (now OVDL) as a microbiologist in the virology laboratory. The molecular diagnostics section was established and she became supervisor soon after. In the spring of 2020, the molecular lab began high throughput COVID-19 testing for OSU and the local communities, testing over 300,000 human samples. In mid 2021 Donna transitioned to full time quality assurance manager for the OVDL.

Steve began at OSU in Cashiers. A year later he moved into Payroll and learned the payroll profession. He’s managed Central Payroll since 2005 and experienced the Payroll function undergo amazing growth over his career. He participated as Payroll moved from physical stock paper cards, then into the floppy disk era and finally to fully computerized databases. Steve was the lead Payroll member for the HRIS Banner implementation in the late 1990's. He was the Team leader for EmpCenter implementation in the early 2010's. During Steve's tenure, total employee pay grew from roughly $125M annually to more than $575M today!   

Upon receiving her bachelor’s degree from OSU, Pam accepted a position at the OSU Foundation where she had been working as a student. Three years later, she accepted a position with the College of Agricultural Sciences Development Office/E.R. Jackman Foundation as database administrator. After a lay-off followed by a five-month position at the Alumni Association, Pam returned to the CAS Development Office as Office Manager, working there until 2000 when all fundraising operations were moved to the OSU Foundation. Since 2000 Pam has worked for the OSU Foundation, reporting to donors about the impact of their giving to OSU.

Teresa began her career at OSU as a staff photographer for Communication Media Center - Photo Service, getting her hands dirty with silver chloride and gelatin binders in the darkrooms of Weniger Hall. As time went on and old-school film gave way to modern digital media, she took on a managerial role, easing the transition for students and staff to work with modern computers and software, large-format printers, laminators, projectors, scanners, on up to fully equipped media studios. Teresa is now Program Manager for Media Hub located in The Valley Library, under Academic Technologies/University Information and Technology.

Dr. Jay W. Pscheidt is an Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, using numerous and novel methods to deliver science-based information to the public. Research on hazelnut diseases, nursery diseases, mummy berry of blueberry, cherry viruses, and effectiveness of pest management materials are delivered traditionally and through electronic publications, online courses, social media, bilingual videos, and even 3-D printed models. In 1996 he published the Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook online, the first and most comprehensive plant disease information repository on the Internet; the website has been annually updated ever since and receives hundreds of thousands of visits each year.

Highlights from Mary's time at OSU include leading and participating in projects using alternative future scenarios to envision and evaluate the landscapes that could emerge from different land use and management choices. Working in interdisciplinary teams led her to become the Director of the interdisciplinary Water Resources Graduate Program from 2005-2023. Mary also continued to conduct research on watershed-scale responses to restoration, land management, and climate change across a range of environments: agricultural watersheds in the US Corn Belt, coastal watersheds in Oregon, and urban environments across the US.   

Enrique Thomann grew up in Argentina, finishing graduate studies at the National University of Cordoba and at the University of California, Berkeley. Enrique appreciates OSU’s open environment for collaboration, resulting in research with colleagues from CEOAS, the Colleges of Forestry, Engineering, Liberal Arts and other departments of the College of Science. Among the most gratifying experiences as an administrator, Enrique cites the large number of promotions successfully completed while his tenure as Department Head. His major point of pride are his former graduate students, some of which are in leadership positions in academic departments in Europe and the USA. 

Jill has seen many changes in her time at OSU. She originally started as a 'Journal Voucher Clerk' in 1986. Hand numbering paper journal vouchers, followed by sorting, mailing, and filing. That position eventually moved to Accounts Payable, which was central at the time. Working under Marilyn Chandler, she audited and processed invoices and direct pays. Jill later worked in Computer Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology which eventually merged into business centers. She is now back doing accounts payable work with an emphasis on grants.

Gregg Walker is a professor of Communication, teaching courses about conflict, negotiation, and argumentation. Gregg conducts training programs, designs and facilitates collaborative processes, and researches collaboration efforts. He is member of the National Collaboration Cadre of the US Forest Service and is on the roster of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. Since 2009, Gregg has lead teams from two NGOs at the United Nations climate change negotiations. He served as Speech Communication Department Chair (1995-2003), directed the Peace Studies program (1988-2005), and was an Erasmus Mundus Professor at the University of Copenhagen in 2010, 2014, and 2017.

Solomon Yim is a Professor in the School of Civil, Construction and Architectural Engineering. His research and teaching focus on nonlinear stochastic dynamical systems in the ocean environment. He is a Fellow of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and Mechanical Engineers. He has been honored with awards including Office of Naval Research Young Investigator, Navy Senior Research Fellow, Royal Norwegian Research Council Senior Visiting Research Scientist, and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineers Outstanding Scholar, ASME Achievement, Service and Conference Appreciation.

Shiao-ling received her Ph.D. in Chinese literature from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. At OSU, she has developed and teaches a three-course sequence of third-year Chinese and another three-course sequence on Chinese culture. Her research interests are primarily Chinse drama (both classical and modern). Her anthology Chinese Drama after the Cultural Revolution was awarded a translation fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. Her other publications have appeared in various anthologies and scholarly journals. She is currently serving on MLA’s Committee on Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Profession for 2021-2024.

Kim began her career at OSU in 1983 as an Accounting Assistant in the Controller's Office. Over the next 10 years, she finished her Bachelors in Accounting and MBA at OSU. She promoted to a Fiscal Coordinator in Business Affairs and found her niche in Research Accounting. That passion grew and she became the Director of Post Award Administration. After 32 successful years, she decided it was time for a change and wanted to work closer with the research projects. She obtained her Project Management Professional certification, and now supports the National Science Foundation funded projects PacWave and RCRV in CEOAS.

Dudley joined the OSU faculty in 1983. His research interests are on applications of microwave satellite data to studies of ocean circulation and ocean-atmosphere interaction. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and of the American Meteorological Society, and has received numerous national awards, including the NASA Public Service Medal, and the NASA-USGS William T. Pecora Medal. In 2022, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

While stationed in the Department of Microbiology, Rich worked for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)  as a fish health specialist and was given a courtesy appointment with Microbiology. After leaving ODFW, he has worked at the Department of Microbiology with Dr. Jerri Bartholomew and others in her lab on a very interesting research study of the impact of the parasite Ceratonova shasta on native salmon in the Klamath River watershed of Oregon and Northern California.

Vickie began working at OSU in 1982 and, since 1988, has had the pleasure of working in the Faculty Senate Office, with a brief stint in Statistics during 1974-75. A lot has changed over the years – there were only about 12,000 students when she started (and many fewer faculty!) and she has served under five university presidents and at least three interim presidents. The best part of working in the Faculty Senate is that Vickie has had the opportunity to work with and get to know faculty from all corners of the university.