Irene Hazard Gerlinger

Irene Strang Hazard Gerlinger (December 3, 1876[1] – April 5, 1960) was an American fundraiser and the first woman on the University of Oregon Board of Regents.

"[3] Irene Hazard married George T. Gerlinger at the end of her senior year of college on October 21, 1903.

"[7] Gerlinger founded the Dallas Public Library in 1905 in a room of the old Fireman's Hall, and in 1912, a building was constructed with local funds.

It became the Oregon chapter of Pro America, National Federation of Republican Women and Gerlinger was its first president.

She describes the great living room in the hall, "The cultivation of the pleasant amenities and graces of life is a very valuable part of any person's education.

Irene Hazard Gerlinger
Black-and-white image of a drawing of Irene Gerlinger, the first female regent at the University of Oregon, drawn in 1928 by an artist named Sydney. The last name of the artist is illegible. The University of Oregon's Gerlinger Hall and Gerlinger Annex are named for her.