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<\/a>SCARC had a special opportunity to interview one of OSU\u2019s most enthusiastic alumni, Roosevelt Credit, Class of 1990. Roo\u2019s claims to fame are his rich, baritone voice and an effusive personality which have served him well in a career in the music industry. He is our \u201cBeaver on Broadway\u201d, appearing in two Tony nominated musicals, The Gershwin’s <\/strong>Porgy and Bess<\/em> and Hal Prince\u2019s Show Boat.\u00a0<\/em>A complete listing of all the productions he has been involved with is available online<\/a>.\u00a0Credit is currently appearing in a national tour of Porgy and Bess<\/em>.<\/p>\nRoosevelt Andre Credit hails from the Bay Area of California. He made his choice to become a Beaver based on two factors: OSU had the top rated Engineering School in the nation and Corvallis was far enough away (yet only a bus ride) if he got homesick. As a new student, Credit was cast as the lead in OSU\u2019s production of Le Nozze di Figaro.\u00a0<\/em>His only problem was, to be a lead actor, you had to also be a Music major.\u00a0 Much to his parents’ chagrin, Roo changed his major from Engineering to Music! And he never looked back\u2026<\/p>\n<\/a>Roosevelt prefers to have his friends call him \u201cRoo,\u201d and I dare say everyone he meets soon is enveloped in his larger-than-life personality and hearty laugh. They are immediately friends – I certainly was. We only had a small slice of his time for an interview for the OSU Sesquicentennial Oral History Project (OH150)<\/a>\u00a0 and you can see the full interview on the web site soon. We learned about his early years and interests in music, his time at OSU, and some wonderful stories about his life on the \u201cgreat white way.\u201d \u00a0I even persuaded Roo to sing for us. In true Beaver fashion, Roosevelt sang our Alma Mater \u201cCarry Me Back to OAC\u201d, <\/em>which he says is one of his favorite songs.<\/p>\n