"Harris moved through a bachelor's degree program at Oregon State University in three years, after starting there as a 16-year-old
[in 1924]. When the head of the department asked him if he planned to continue his studies in graduate school, Harris replied,
'What's graduate school?'"
- Jeffrey Fox, Chemical and Engineering News, July 1979
Milton Harris
(1908-1991), a 1926 graduate of Oregon State University, was a lifelong
supporter of OSU who, in 1984, established the first fully-endowed chair in the
Department of Chemistry. He received his B.S. from Oregon State and his
doctorate in chemistry from Yale University in 1929. In 1945, Harris founded
his own research laboratory, which later became a subsidiary of the Gillette
Company. A holder of 35 patents and a very active member of the
scientific community, Harris took every opportunity to encourage young people to
pursue scientific careers. In November of 1995 his papers were donated to OSU's
Special Collections.
Typescript: Milton Harris: A Biography by Jon H. Georg.
1998
News Article: The Milton Harris Chair of Materials Science by Oregon State University..
December 1999
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