Armour Institute of Technology - Cycle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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TRUSTEES Merrill M Hebei I Monroe Monday Peabody Morton Parker Joseph J. Merrill is chief engineer of the Corn Products Refining Company of Argo, Illinois, and is in charge of con- struction, maintenance, and operation. John J. Mitchell, a graduate of Yale, is p-csi- dent of the Chicago Tunnel Terminal Corporation, vice-president and treasurer of the Universal Oil Products Company, and a director of the Common- wealth Edison Company. William S. Monroe received his M.E. degree from Cornell and is president of Sargent and Lundy, consulting engineers for many large utility companies, and a former president of the Western Society of Engineers. Sterling Morton graduated from Princeton and is secretary and director of the Morton Salt Com- pany and a director of the Teletype Corporation, the Morton Building Corporation, and the Elgin National Watch Company. Harold W. Munday received his B.S. degree in civil engi- neering in 1923. He is now vice-president of the McGann Manufacturing Company of Chicago. C. Pall Parker studied engineering at Lewis and graduated from Kent College of Law. He is a mem- ber of the firm of Chindahl, Parker, and Carlson, patent and copyright lawyers. StuyvesanT Peabody, a Yale graduate, is president of the Peabody Coal Company and the Consumers Company and a director of several other coal companies. He was a captain in the Chemical Warfare Service. Eighteen

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TRUSTEES Thomas S. Hammond is president of the Whit- ing Corporation and vice-president of the Grindle Fuel Equipment, Swenson Evaporator, and Joseph Harrington Companies. He is a brigadier general in the Reserve Army. Robert B. Harper graduated from Armour in 1905 and later received his chemical engineer degree. He is vice-presi- dent of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and a former president of the Illinois Gas Association. Roy M. Henderson, a graduate of the class of 1902, received his degree of electrical engineer in 1908. He is Chicago manager of United Engineers and Constructors, Incorporated. Ernest A. Henne is vice-president of the American Eire Companies, made up of the American Eagle Fire, Continental, Fidelity-Phoenix Fire, Maryland, First American Fire, and the Niagara Fire Insurance Companies. Charles W. Hills, Jr. studied engineering at Armour and graduated from Kent College of Law. He is a member of the firm of Charles W. Hills, specialists in patent, trademark, and copyright law. Willard E. Hotchkiss, president of Armour, is a graduate of Cornell. He is a former dean of Northwestern’s and Stan- ford’s business schools. An authority on labor and economic problems, he has held various governmental positions. Frank Knox graduated from Alma College in 1898 and is now publisher of the Chicago Daily News and the Manchester Union. He was a major of the 78th Division during the World War. Seventeen

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TRUSTEES Howard M. Raymond, president emeritus of Armour, is a graduate of the University of Michigan. Dean of Engineering for twenty years, he was presi- dent of the Institute from 1922 to 1952. George W. Rossetter is head of the firm of George Rossettcr and Company, accountants, and a former president of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce. He is also a director of the Chicago Crime Commission. John J. Schommir, a graduate of Chicago and Armour, is a chemistry professor and athletic director at Armour. President of the Alumni Association and the Faculty Club, he is the most ardent promoter of the development program. Bernard E. Sunny is a former president of the Illinois Bell, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Central Union, and Cleve- land Telephone Companies. He is a director of several Chicago banks and manufacturing companies. George G. Thorp graduated from Wisconsin and is president of the Illinois Steel Company, vice-presi- dent of the Indiana Steel Company, and a director of the First National Bank. Charles R. Tuttle graduated from Westminster College and is vice-president and general manager of the Western Department of the Insurance Company of North America and several other fire insurance companies. Russell Wiles holds degrees from Chicago and Northwestern. He is a member of Dyrenforth, Lee, Chritton, and Wiles, patent lawyers, and a former president of the Chicago Patent Law Association. Leo F. Wormser, a graduate of Armour Academy in 1901, received his law degrees at Wisconsin and Harvard. He is a member of the firm of Rosenthal, Hamill, and Wormser. X infI ftn