1970

Robert William MacVicar is appointed Oregon State University's 11th president. He had previously served as chancellor at Southern Illinois University. He retired in 1984.

1970

Corvallis population: 35,153; Benton County: 53,776.

1971

Crescent Valley High School opens at Corvallis, Oregon.

1971

CH2M merges with Clair A. Hill and Associates to form CH2MHILL.

1972

Siletz Confederated Tribes is reorganized and petition for recognition is submitted.

1972

Corvallis, Oregon, Fall Festival begins.

1972

Philomath College building is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1972

Corvallis passes home rule charter.

1974

Hewlett-Packard buys land in Northest Corvallis.

1975

Good Samaritan builds new hospital north of town.

1975

Washington and Roosevelt Elementary Schools close.

1976

Alpine Vineyards opens, signalling the beginning of the wine industry in Benton County, Oregon.

1976

Hewlett-Packard opens its Corvallis plant.

1976

Calyx Magazine begins publishing in Corvallis.

1976

Corvallis Community Band begins performing.

1979

In Bozeman, Montana, at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women's Region IX Basketball Tournament, OSU defeats the University of Oregon by a score of 75-68, ending the Duck women's 23-0 season and No. 20 national ranking.