H. Wayne & Edna M. Schultz Scholarship Fund
H. Wayne Schultz was born on June 13, 1930, in Burlington, Iowa. He became interested in a pharmacy career while working part-time at a local drug store during his high school years. In 1952, he graduated with a degree in pharmacy from the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa). After completing one year of graduate school in Iowa, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Ft. Lewis, Washington. On the train to Ft. Lewis, he met Edna McCall. It was love at first sight.
Edna was born in Silverton, Oregon, on August 15, 1931, but grew up in Portland and graduated from Grant High School in 1949. In 1953, she earned a degree in education from Pacific Lutheran College. That Christmas, she was on her way to Tacoma to visit friends over the Christmas holiday when she met Wayne.
For the next couple of years, Wayne and Edna courted while she taught at Robert Gray Elementary School (now Robert Gray Middle School) in the Hillsdale area of Portland, Oregon, and he was stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center. They were married on June 25, 1955. Wayne took a job at Good Samaritan Hospital Pharmacy in Portland for a year and then returned to Iowa to complete his graduate studies. He earned a master’s degree in 1957 and a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry in 1959. Meanwhile, Edna kept the home fires burning.
The couple’s first two daughters, Linda and Karen, were born in Iowa. The family moved to Corvallis when Wayne was hired at Oregon State in 1959, and Margaret (“Meg”) was born in Corvallis. After the girls were older, Edna taught in the Philomath School District for 28 years and earned a master’s degree in education in 1980. Wayne co-taught medicinal chemistry courses and was in charge of the required pharmaceutical analysis course at Oregon State. Later, he moved into nuclear pharmacy and taught an elective course on the subject. He earned a master’s degree in business from Oregon State in 1992. During his time as an educator, he was an advocate for his students and a faculty advisor for the student chapter of the American Pharmaceutical Association.
Karen and Meg followed in their father’s footsteps and pursued pharmacy careers. Linda shared Edna’s love of teaching, and taught in the Corvallis School District for 30 years before retiring.
Wayne and Edna lived an active life together that included extensive travel domestically and abroad. They have been active members of Grace Lutheran Church. Soon after they arrived in Corvallis, they became part of a gourmet club that formed in 1959 and is still together after 50 years. They also enjoyed ballroom dancing and were members of three dance clubs over the years. Wayne was an avid basketball player and the couple held season tickets to Beaver basketball and football during Wayne’s academic career. Edna still travels and enjoys spending time with her family.
After Wayne died on April 13, 2008, Edna decided to create the endowment fund in his memory to reflect Wayne’s commitment to pharmacy education. The fund helps Benton County high school alumni who have earned their pre-pharmacy bachelor’s degree to enter the three-year professional program at Oregon State. Financial need is considered when selecting recipients of the scholarship.