{"id":23489,"date":"2019-02-04T09:40:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu\/osu_archives\/?p=23489"},"modified":"2019-02-04T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:40:54","slug":"23489","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/scarc\/2019\/02\/04\/23489\/","title":{"rendered":"Lois Sather McGill ~ the Food Science and Technology change maker!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Thanks to SCARC student worker Mary Williams for this blog post!<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23490\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/scarc\/2019\/02\/04\/23489\/lois-sather\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23490\" class=\"wp-image-23490 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu\/osu_archives\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather.jpg\" alt=\"Sather in 1947, President's Office Photographs (P092:0522)\" width=\"470\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3292\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather.jpg 470w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3292\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sather in 1947, President&#8217;s Office Photographs (P092:0522)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lois Sather McGill, born Lois Ann Young, was born in 1923 in Wilsonville, Oregon. During her long career at Oregon State University, Sather McGill started and ran the food testing program, wrote or co-wrote over 50 technical papers from her studies, paved a path for women in the Department of Food Sciences and Technology, and maintained a strong connection to the scientific community\u00a0in her involvement with multiple committees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2UDaQwz\">Learn more about Sather McGill\u2019s work in these OSU publications<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At\u00a0the time of her retirement she was given the title of Emeritus Professor and recognized as major contributor to the Department she dedicated nearly forty years to.<\/p>\n<p>From the years 1941-1945 Sather McGill studied for a B.S. in Home Economics and was hired as an Instructor and Research Assistant for the Department of Food Sciences and Technology right after graduating, making her the first woman to be hired in the program. Her job was to \u201cset up a sensory evaluation program\u201d at Oregon State University, and by 1946 she had the program up and running. During her time in this position, Sather McGill helped to conduct flavor tests and research various case studies in taste. She chose to leave three years later in order to dedicate her time to &#8220;family matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On September 1, 1946, Sather McGill married her first husband, Glenn V. Sather. The couple had three children between the years of 1948 and 1952 named Alan, Ronald, and Larry. At this point, Sather McGill chose to stay at home and \u201cdevoted [herself] mainly to family responsibilities.\u201d After the birth of her third child, Larry, she resumed her position at Oregon State University as Instructor and Research Assistant as a replacement for Ruth M. Smith. After rejoining the faculty in 1953, Sather McGill remained at the university until her retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Two years after rejoining the Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Sather McGill was given the position of Assistant Professor. Within her first year back in charge of the Flavorium, or food testing panel, it had grown to nearly 100-200 faculty or staff judges. The program was also given its own specific building along with expanded kitchen facilities and flavor booths. She began to focus much of her research on frozen packaging, with special attention to recipes for green beans and other produce.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/scarc\/2019\/02\/04\/23489\/lois-sather-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23491\" src=\"http:\/\/wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu\/osu_archives\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lois Sather at a food research meeting, 1958. Extension Bulletin Illustrations Photograph Collection (P 020)\" width=\"680\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3292\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather-2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3292\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather-2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3292\/files\/2019\/02\/lois-sather-2-624x462.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lois Sather at a food research meeting, 1958. Extension Bulletin Illustrations Photograph Collection (P020:1627)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the April of 1966, Sather McGill&#8217;s husband, Glenn V. Sather, passed away, leaving her with three sons at the ages of about eighteen, sixteen, and fourteen. She married her second husband, Thomas E. McGill on August 10, 1969 who had three sons of his own, Patrick, Timothy and Dennis. Together they had a family of six children all varying in age.<\/p>\n<p>From 1963 to 1972, she held the position of Associate Professor and earned the title of Professor of Food Science and Technology in 1973, which she maintained until her retirement. During her career, Sather McGill had been a part of flavor studies, took part in of 50 published technical papers, developed multiple dried fruit and vegetable recipes, and researched the factors that influence consumers preferences for beef.<\/p>\n<p>While working at Oregon State she was extremely involved in multiple programs, both on campus and within the community, often earning her recognition for her work. In April of 1971, she was named as one of Corvallis\u2019 Women of Achievement, and in May she was named \u201cEmployee of the Year\u201d by the faculty chapter of the Oregon State Employees Association. She was a recognized member of National Institute of Food Technologies, and was in 1983 was elected as a Fellow after having held every office in the Oregon Section of the institute. Sather McGill was also a part of American Home Economics Association; American Dairy Science Association; American Society for Testing Materials; Sigma Xi, Science Honorary; Corvallis Chamber of Commerce; Altrusa; Century Club; Eastern Star; and the Kappa Delta Sorority.<\/p>\n<p>In her 1983 retirement announcement, Sather McGill was described as having \u201can important role in the development of the curriculum, in developing [the] internship program and has been the leader for [the] undergraduate advising program.\u201d In that same year she was offered the title of Emeritus Professor and was later honored with Earl Price Award of Excellence for Student Advising. After her retirement,\u00a0she continued to be involved in the department and in 1989 was recognized as Early Contributor in Sensory Evaluation by Committee E-18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials &amp; Products, ASTM.<\/p>\n<p>Mina McDaniel was hired to replace Sather McGill. <a href=\"http:\/\/scarc.library.oregonstate.edu\/oh150\/mcdaniel\/index.html\">Listen to or read\u00a0McDaniel&#8217;s\u00a0oral history online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to SCARC student worker Mary Williams for this blog post! Lois Sather McGill, born Lois Ann Young, was born in 1923 in Wilsonville, Oregon. 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