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Undercurrents : from oceanographer to university president

Title

Undercurrents : from oceanographer to university president / John V. Byrne, President Emeritus, Oregon State University.

Author

Byrne, John Vincent, 1928-2024

Publication

Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2018.
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Description

ix, 346 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Undercurrents recounts the life and career of John Byrne, who started as a geologist at an oil company and retired as president of a major land grant university. He came to Oregon State in 1960 as a faculty member, later becoming department chair, dean, director of the Hatfield Marine Science Center, and vice president for Research and Graduate Studies. Along the way, he took leave from the university to serve the US government, first as a program director for oceanography at the National Science Foundation, and later as the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, before returning to OSU in 1984 as its twelfth president. Undercurrents demonstrates on every page the curiosity, intellect, and humanity that made John Byrne successful as a scientist, educator, and administrator."--

Subject

Genre/Form

Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-329) and index.

Contents

The Early Years (1928-1947) -- Hamilton College (1947-1951) -- Columbia University (1951-1953) -- The University of Southern California (1953-1957) -- The Humble Oil and Refining Company (1957-1960) -- Corvallis and Oregon State (pages 1960-1966) -- The National Science Foundation and Life in Washington, DC (1966-1967) -- Chairman, Department of Oceanography (1968-1972) -- A New School and a New Dean (1972-1976) -- Joining the University's Administration (1976-1981) -- The NOAA years (1981-1984) -- The International Whaling Commission (1981-1985) -- Selecting a President for Oregon State University (1984) -- Oregon State University President (1984-1995) -- Looking Ahead: Planning at OSU -- Academic Matters -- Intercollegiate Athletics -- Budget and Finances -- The Chancellor, the Presidents and the Legislature -- Students, Faculty, and Staff -- Race and Diversity at Oregon State -- President Emeritus -- What's Best for the University.

ISBN

9780870719141
0870719149

LCCN

2017054227

OCLC

on1007055556
1007055556
SCSB-8969966

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library