Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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ALFRED K. SNELGROVE, Geological Engineering Professor and Head of the De- partment of Geology, Dr. A. K. Snel- grove resigned from the Princeton University faculty to accept the posi- tion at Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Dr. Snelgrove is a graduate of Mc- Gill University receiving his B-.S. and M.S. degrees from that institution, and obtaining his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Dr. Snelgrove is a former director of the Geological Survey of New- foundland and author and editor of numerous publications. He organized The Bureau of Mineral Research at Rutgers University while on leave from Tech. ln 1953-54 he was Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong. Among the numerous professional organizations in which Dr. Snelgrove holds fellowship are the Geological Society of America and the Society of Economic Geologists. He is also a member of Theta Tau and Psi Up- silon fraternities. Dr. Snelgrove is listed in Who's Who in America , Amer- ican Men of Science , Who's Who in Engineering , Wlto's Who in Ameri- can Educationu, and VVho's Who in Canada . GEORGE W. SWENSON, Electrical Engineering Professor Swenson, whose home town is Willmar, Minnesota, graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1917, then returning for his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering which he reecived in 1921. After having received his Master's degree, Professor Swenson was em- ployed as a telephone engineer by the Western Electric Corp. This lasted for only a short time, as he returned to his Alma Mater to be an instructor and Assistant Professor in the Electrical Dept. He kept that 'position until 1928 when the Michigan Tech Electrical En- gineering Department was organized under his direction and guidance. Thi marks over twenty years in his capacit as Head of the Department in addi tion to being a counselor for thi period. The A. l. E. E. has given him th title of Fellow, and he belongs to Ta' Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu, both o which are honorary fraternities. Amon the professional fraternities, he be lons to Kappa Eta Kappa, and th Service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. On top of this formidable array o honors, he is also an author of a Electrical Engineering Text and variou professional papers.

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WILFRID C. POLKINGHORNE, Civil Engineering Professor Wilfrid C. Polkinghorne was appoinfed Head of The Deparf- menT of Civil Engineering in The fall of l945. He holds The degrees of B.S. and E.M. from The Michigan Col- lege of Mining and Technology and a M.S. degree from Yale Universiiy. A member of The American Sociefy of Civil Engineers, Professor Polking- horne is a member of The STaTe Reg- isTraTion Board for Archifecfs, Engi- neers and Land Surveyors and has erved as chairman of ThaT board. e also holds memberships in sTrucTur- I and engineering organizafions and lso in The Thefa Tau Frafernify, The ale Club of Michigan and The Mason- c order. Professor Polkinghorne's bio- raphy appears in Who's Who in merica , and Who's Vv'ho in Engi- eering . THOMAS N. SMITH, Engineering Administration Professor Thomas N. SmiTh became head of The Deparfmenf of Engineer- ing AdminisTraTion in l95i. He re- ceived The B.S. degree from .luniafa College, and The Masfer of Educafion degree from The Universiry of PiTTs- burgh. Professor Smifh has owned and operafed reTaii esfablishmenfs. His educarional experiences includes sev- eral years of Teaching aT Michigan Tech before becoming deparTmenT head, and several years of secondary school insTrucTing. He was a Red Cross regional direcTor in charge of opera- Tions in iNlorTh lfaly and Corsica during Viforld 'War Il, and from 1949 To 1951 was sTaTe supervisor of business educa- tion for The Wesf Virginia sTaTe board of vocafional educaTion.

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Q -ls., .i. MURRAY RIDDELL Mining Engineering Professor J. Murray Riddell is head of The DeparTmenT of Mining Engineer- ing. He aTTended The lllinois lnsTiTuTe of Technology for six years, and subse- quenfly won The degrees of B.S. and E.M. ai The Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Vlfhile mosf of Professor Riddell's industrial experience has been con- fined To The iron ore regions of Lake Superior, he has clone work in sixfeen sTaTes and in Canada. He is a member of The American lnsTiTuTe of Mining and Mefallurgical Engineers, The Mining and Mefallur- gical Sociefy of America, and Tau Befa Pi AssociaTion. As pasf chairman of The Mining Mefhods Commiffee of A. l. M. E., he confinues To acfively pafricipafe in The work of Thaf group as a sub-chairman. META 'A ' sg- - ' W , HELP' .. f my sm . when if Q Y '5 lm 'W iss' E . 2.17. -. 1 H A -L :TT fl ws, I Msg. , . ,AX . ELLA LUCILLE WOOD, HisTory and Geography Since 1939, Dr. Ella Wood has been Professor and Head of The DeparTmenT of Hisfory and Geogra- phy. Dr. Wood is ci gracluafe of Mil- vvaukee-Downer College, receiving her B.A. degree from Thai insTiTuTion. She obfainecl her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The Universify of Wisconsin. Dr. Wood is widely recognized in The Upper Peninsula as an aufhorifa- Tive speaker on foreign affairs. Dr. Wood is a member of many professional organizafions. She is also a member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Delfa Epsilon, Thefa Chi Epsilon, and Phi Befa Kappa.