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X , . WILLIAM GEORGE ABBOTT, 3rd 29 Chauncy Street Cambridge, Massachusetts Consulting Management Engineer Rath K Strong, Inc. 140 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts Degrees: B. S. , M. B.A. Wife: Barbara J. Kallkvist Children: William 1155, Sherburne 1135 Member: American Society for Quality Control, American Institute of Industrial Engineers: Uni- versity of Hartford Development Fund Hobbies: Athletics As a member of the class of 1944 I returned af- ter Navy duty to graduate in 1 947. Since leaving Tech I have been active in industry as a member of management and as a consulting management engineer. The direct industry experience has been in the mechanical and metal working field with particular emphasis on manufacturing and finance. My as signnients have included the po- sition of Manufacturing Manager for Underwood Corporation, Director of Planning for the Indus- trial Division of American Standard, and a tour of duty with American Standard's International Division. My consulting affiliations have been with Cooley 8: Marvin, a CPA firm, and cur- rently with Rath 8: Strong, Inc. , a Boston based consulting firm. Assignments have included technical operations, management systems and controls, and operational management. The Abbotts include Barbara lmet at a DEKE house roommate's wedding? and two chil- dren, Bill, a student at the Kent School in Con- necticut, and a daughter, Sheri, currently en- rolled at The Buckingham School in Cambridge. Winters in the ski areas and summers on Cape Cod complete the well-balanced family life. SUMNER ACKERMAN 210 Follen Road Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 Scientific Specialist E. G. 8: G., Inc. Crosby Drive Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 Degree: B. S. VI Wife: Ruth Mayo Children: Jean f25j, David C183 IEEE: Senior Member, ISA Hobbies: Sailing, flying 1 was in the group that graduated in February of 1947. From 1947 to 1949 I worked on a radar- relay project at the Naval Research Laboratory field station in Boston. The next two years were at the Watertown Arsenal Laboratory work ing mostly on internal and external ballistic problems involving analogue computer applica- tions: analogue was not yet a dirty word and rifled ordnance was still of some general inter- est. From 1951 to 1962 I was with Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc. , which is a small but lively company involved for the most part in colorimetry and radiometry. We also at one time or another worked on the develop- ment of inertial guidance components and other electro-mechanical and electro-optical instru- ments and systems. lwas a Vice-President and director of the company for a number of years. 1 have been with E. G. 8: G. , Inc. since 1962 as a project engineer working on a number of programs, generally in the fields of electro- optical instruments and systems. I am pres- ently working for the M. S. E. E. degree at the Northeastern University Qeveningl Graduate School. Ruth has had a successful and satisfying career teaching piano. The children are enthu- siastic skiers and enjoy sailing. Ruth and Iare satisfied with sailing, although I have been dab- bling with flying in my less lucid moments. 17