Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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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.

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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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ALMON P. YOUNG, Mechanical Engineering Professor A. P, Young was appoint- ed Head of The Department of Mech- anical Engineering, succeeding Dr. R. R. Seeber, who retired on July 1, 1948 after heading the deparTmenT since 1926. Professor Young holds a B.S. degree Trom Purdue University, and holds The M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from M. C. M. T. Prior To his ioining The Michigan College of Mining and Tech- nolog Faculty Staff in 1930 he was employed for six years as manager of The Nodiad Industrial Institute of Nodiad, India. Professor Young holds membership in The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASEE, The American Weld- ing Sociefy end The Society Tor The AdvancemenT of Engineering Educa- tion. His social clubs include The American Legion, Tau Beta Pi frater- niTy, and Scabbard and Blade. He is also The author of numerous engineer- ing research reports and articles. MADELEINE GIBSON, Librarian Miss Madeleine Gibson, librarian of The college, ioined The staff in 1929. A graduate of Wellesly College, she has also done additional work at the Sorbonne and The Wisconsin Library School. Miss Gibson maintains membership in The American Library AssociaTion, The ASEE, and the Michigan Library Association. She has served as chair- man oT the membership commitTee of The engineering schools library com- mittee of The ASEE, and chairman of The engineering schools library section of the American Library Association.