Paul Cull Student Award

08/01/24

Established by a mathematics alumnus in memory of Dr. Paul Cull, one of the first computer science faculty at OSU, this award supports graduate students in mathematics who are also studying computer science.

Paul Cull, emeritus professor of computer science at Oregon State University, was one of the first two members of the computer science faculty at Oregon State, where he dedicated himself to excellence in research and teaching for his entire career. When Cull and his wife, Elaine, moved to Corvallis in the summer of 1970, the Department of Computer Science did not exist. He, along with Curtis Cook were the founding members of the department in the College of Science. Computer science experienced a transformation during his 49-year career. The department moved into the College of Engineering in 1992. In 2003, it merged with electrical engineering to form the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. There were 73 computer science majors in 1972, according to a history written by Elaine Cull. Today, Oregon State has over 3,000 students in computer science.