Varseveld, G. W. (George Wallace)

George W. Varseveld was a faculty member in the Food Science and Technology Department at Oregon State University from 1963 until his retirement in 1989. As a research food scientist, he advised graduate students and conducted research on fruits and vegetables -- specifically mechanical harvesting of strawberries, suitability of fruits and vegetables for processing, green pea grading, and freezing of snap beans. Varseveld earned a BS in Agriculture at the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1947 and his MS in Food Science at Oregon State College in 1953. He worked as a food technologist and quality control supervisor in the food processing industry in Washington and California after completing his graduate degree at Oregon State. George Wallace Varseveld was born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada on December 5, 1922. He became a United States citizen in the early 1970s. Varseveld died in Corvallis, Oregon, on February 26, 2007.

From the description of George W. Varseveld papers, 1948-1994. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 761396031

George W. Varseveld was a faculty member in the Food Science and Technology Department at Oregon State University from 1963 until his retirement in 1989. As a research food scientist, he advised graduate students and conducted research on fruits and vegetables -- specifically mechanical harvesting of strawberries, suitability of fruits and vegetables for processing, green pea grading, and freezing of snap beans.

Varseveld earned a BS in Agriculture at the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1947 and his MS in Food Science at Oregon State College in 1953. He worked as a food technologist and quality control supervisor in the food processing industry in Washington and California after completing his graduate degree at Oregon State.

George Wallace Varseveld was born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada on December 5, 1922. He became a United States citizen in the early 1970s. Varseveld died in Corvallis, Oregon, on February 26, 2007.

From the guide to the George W. Varseveld Papers, 1948-1994, (Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center)