Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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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.

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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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Allen Sfuarf C Anderson Howard B Anderson, Paul V AB MA Ae., MA. Mech hng Assoc Prof Mafhernoflcs Assf Prof Marhemafics-Ass'T Prof Bacon, Lloyd O Bahrman, George E Balwfi, James H Geol E B M B.S., M.P.A. Geophysics-Asst Prof Mathematics Assf Prof Eng. Adm,-Ass'f Prof Barrett Tneodore H BUYSVI R'Cl'l0VCl Boggs, Arthur B B.S., M.A. Mathematics-Ass r Ck , A AH