▁Ut ah , ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁left ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁College , ▁now ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University , ▁also ▁in ▁Log an . ▁K err ▁left ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁e ighth ▁president ▁at ▁Oregon ▁Agricult ural ▁College , ▁now ▁Oregon ▁State ▁University ▁( OS U ), ▁in ▁Cor v all is , ▁Oregon . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁president ▁of ▁Oregon ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁public ▁anim os ity ▁for ▁M orm on ism ▁invited ▁attacks ▁on ▁K err ' s ▁pol yg am ous ▁past , ▁until ▁he ▁re assert ed ▁his ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁faith . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁OS U ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁As ▁president , ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁a ▁large ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁adding ▁ 2 3 ▁buildings ▁and ▁growing ▁the ▁campus ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁expansion ▁he ▁h ired ▁John ▁C . ▁Ol m sted ▁to ▁draft ▁a ▁master ▁plan ▁for ▁OS U ' s ▁campus . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Land ▁Grant ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities . ▁K err ▁left ▁OS U ▁in