Mr. Weatherford received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ State in the 1930's, was a high school teacher in Wisconsin, and professor at San Jose State University. He returned to Arlington, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, his birthplace, in 1942 to take over the family wheat ranch and build his lifelong career as a rancher.
Marion Weatherford was a long-time leader and spokesman for the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ wheat industry, past president of the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Wheat Growers League, a founding father of the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Wheat Commission, a member of trade missions to Japan and Germany for Governors Mark Hatfield and Tom McCall, and regional advisor to the U.S. Forest Service. He was a stalwart supporter of OSU research, teaching, and Extension Service programs, including 4-H offerings for 50,000 plus young ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓians. He received OSU's Distinguished Service Award in 1979.
Degrees
- BSIA 1930, MSIA 1938 - MIME