Awards & Accolades
Orange Media Network students receive regional acclaim
Jack Barth and Dan Cox on the work that made them University Distinguished Professors
This year, Oregon State University recognized oceanographer Jack Barth and coastal engineer Dan Cox as University Distinguished Professors, highlighting the real-world impacts of their work from sea to shore and celebrating their long-term commitment to teaching.
Former OSU marine instructor posthumously awarded Medal of Honor
A former marine officer instructor for Oregon State University’s NROTC program is in line to posthumously receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. On March 3, Congress passed a resolution to recommend John Ripley receive the honor.
Three OSU students receive Oregon Consular Corps scholarships
For the first time, three Oregon State University students have received Oregon Consular Corps scholarships in the same year, a recognition of their achievements and goals in international policy and foreign relations.
Poet Natasha Trethewey named OSU’s 2026 Stone Award recipient
Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey has been named Oregon State University’s 2026 recipient of the Stone Award for Literary Achievement.
Oregon State University receives national designation for worker health
Oregon State has been named a Total Worker Health® Affiliate with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a designation that recognizes the broad range of health-related resources already available to employees as well as OSU’s plans to better integrate and promote worker health and safety going forward.