Amazing things are taking place on our campus every day. With that in mind, OSU introduced a week of celebration to recognize innovation and creativity. The first such week was held in May, 2008.
On Thursday, May 22, 2008 OSU honored OSU faculty who are recent patent recipients, during a special innovation breakfast. You can learn more about these discoveries by visiting the Hall of Patents, which were on display in the LaSells Stewart Center.
Right: Inventors chat before the Innovation Breakfast while community members view the Hall of Patents
The title of Distinguished Professor is the highest designation and academic honor that OSU bestows on our faculty. These titles have been awarded annually since 1988 to recognize outstanding active OSU faculty members who have achieved national and/or international stature as a result of their contributions to scholarship/creative activity, research, education, and service, and whose work has been notably influential in their fields of specialization. The 2008 Distinguished Professors presented their lectures to the campus community. Readings, discussions, and displays at different venues around campus helped showcase the achievements on Thursday, May 22.
Read Dr. Steven Strauss' lecture (PDF) and view the slide show (PDF):
News from the front: science, conflict, and insight from the interface of biotechnology and society.
Read Dr. Tracy Daugherty's presentation: Let us build a city: literary lives in the United States. (PDF)
A special lunch was held that day to honor our Distinguished Professors, and also celebrating members of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The list of OSU faculty elected to membership in these prestigious organizations can be seen at http://oregonstate.edu/research/multi/faculty.htm#honors.
Left: Dr. Tracy Daugherty accepts his plaque from President Ray during the lunch.
OSU faculty members publish, on average, over 30 books each year. See this year's list of current published authors(PDF). A special reception featuring readings by some of the authors was held on Tuesday, May 20.
Right: Dr. Kayla Garcia talks about the book "When I Was a Horse" during the OSU Authors Recognition.
| Displays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall of Patents | LaSells Stewart Center | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | May 12-30 |
| OSU Authors | The Valley Library Lobby | 7:30 a.m. -10:00 p.m. | May (all month) |
| Tuesday | |||
| OSU Authors Recognition | The Valley Library Willamette Classrooms |
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | |
| Wednesday | |||
| LL Stewart Scholar Workshop presented by Milo Koretsky | Owen 241 | 9:00 a.m. | Learn more | Thursday |
| Innovation Breakfast | LaSells Stewart Center | 8:00 a.m. | By invitation only |
Distinguished Professor Lecture |
Memorial Union Journey Room | 10:00 a.m. | Let us build a city: literary lives in the United States |
| Lunch honoring Distinguished Professors, OSU's NAS and AAAS current members | noon | By invitation only | |
Distinguished Professor Lecture |
Memorial Union Journey Room | 2:30 p.m. | News from the front: science, conflict, and insight from the interface of biotechnology and society |
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