Dr. Elmer Hansen graduated from OSU in 1934 and completed an M.S. in Horticulture in 1935. He served as a graduate research assistant, and later professor and horticulturist focused on pear storage for the extension service. He died in 1996.
Thomas W. Thompson served as an extension agent in Sherman, Wasco, and Umatilla counties. Thompson was involved with the Extension Service for 30 years and retired in 1977.
Fred Hagelstein (left) completed a Bachelor of Science at Oregon State College in 1951 and served in several roles in the extension service from 1951-1953 and again from 1958-1984 including Coos County Extension Agent and Assistant to the Director. Robert W. Every (right) was an extension entomology specialist from 1946-1971.