In anticipation of OSU DAY AT THE CAPITOL we challenged legislators to show how much they REALLY know about Oregon State University. The winner, and legislator with exclusive bragging rights for the 2007 legislative session, is State Representative Linda Flores who narrowly defeated runner-up State Representative Sara Gelser.
Winners were determined on the basis of the most correct, complete answers. In cases of a tie, the winner was determined on the basis of the date and time answers were received. State Representative Flores was honored by OSU President Ed Ray during a reception at OSU Day on April 17th.
1. Congratulations! You have enrolled in OSU’s “Surimi School.” In what OSU laboratory will your class be held, and what the heck is surimi?
2. As a result of legislative action taken during the 2001 session one of OSU’s Colleges severed its ties to another university. June will mark the first year a class from this college will graduate without having to travel out of state to complete their degrees. What is the college at OSU and what was the university with the severed ties?
3. The Governor’s budget includes authorization for a $60 million construction project proposed on the OSU campus. Half of the money will be raised by donors to the university. What is the most notable thing about the OSU alumnus after whom the building will be named?
4. OSU Engineering professor Annette von Jouanne is developing an innovative new source for generating electricity. What is it?
5. There are three "statewide public service programs" at OSU – the Agricultural Experiment Station, Forest Research Laboratory, and Extension Service. Which of them is the oldest and what year was it established?
6. A recent National Science Foundation survey ranked all US cities on the basis of the number of scientists as a percentage of the local workforce. Where did Corvallis fall in the ranking? (Hint: It was in the top 20.)
7. According to a study by OSU Public Health Professor Brian Flay recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, tobacco company-sponsored anti-smoking ads have what effect on teen smoking?
8. Degree partnership agreements between community colleges and OSU enable students to jointly enroll at both institutions using one application, coordinated financial aid, and the flexibility to take courses at the partner institutions at the same time. How many of Oregon’s 17 community colleges have signe
d such agreements with OSU?
9. A team of engineering students from Oregon State University, inspired by a late professor’s rudimentary sketches, has designed a working prototype of a hot water heating system powered solely by WHAT? Here is a picture of the invention and two of the inventors:
10. Who/what was the OSU mascot that preceded Benny Beaver? (Hint: It wasn’t Jimmy the Coyote.)
11. Extra credit: One of the people for whom the new OHSU Portland Aerial Tram is named is a graduate of OSU. What is her name, and what distinguishes her in the degree she earned?
