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Professor Emeritus Dick Ross Complimented
for His Contributions
David McMurray ran into Coos and Kalapuya tribal elder, Esther Stutzman at a wetlands preservation meeting in Eugene this spring. When David told her he was from OSU, Esther said, “Oh yeah? I know Dick Ross from OSU. Let me tell you about him.”
The story Esther told is a glowing testimony to the impact Anthropology Professor Emeritus Dick Ross has had on relations between the tribes and Oregon State University. His compassion and respect for the people he studied presents a model worth emulating.