Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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WILSO 1941-1963 been named the recipient of the 1963 Mineral In- dustry Education Award of the AIME, and recently he was given one of the highest honors that the United States Army can bestow, the Outstanding Service Award. Representative Carnahan presents resolution from the Missouri Legislature acknowledging Dean Wilson's accomplishments. When Dean Wilson first came to this school in 1941, there were 79 members of the faculty, including him- self and the registrar, at present there are 237 mem- bers. The total number of members on the staff was 1433 today this number has reached 800. Growth in enrollment and in the number of degrees awarded has been phenomenal during the 22 years of Dean Wil- son's tenure. The number of degrees awarded in 1941 was 158, of which 147 were at the Bachelor's level and 4 at the Master's. level. There were 7 professional degrees granted that year. In 1962 there were 589 Bachelor's degrees and 82 Master's degrees. Before 1941, 2,767 degrees had been granted, and in 1962 the total had reached lO,748. In 1941 the campus com- prised 14 buildings. Now there are 32 buildings, con- struction on two others is scheduled, and additional buildings have been recommended. Dean Wilson's influence at the Missouri School of Mines is prominently indicated in all of these statistics - on the growth of the physical campus, on the in- crease in faculty and academic prestige, on the evolu- tion of a comparatively small technical school into an engineering and science institution of top-ranking im- portance. Most outstanding in his achievement, how- ever, has been his influence on the lives of the thou- sands of students who have graduated from the school since he has been its head. No matter how large the enrollment and no matter how numerous the problems related to the development of the school, every grad- uate who has left the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy has done so feeling that Dean Wilson was his' personal friend and would be interested in his success. Students, faculty, and alumni are proud of their association with the fine educational institution Dean Wilson has been so intimately a part of for the past 22 years. His devotion to its exceptional develop- ment and his special contributions to its life and welfare have 'made the Missouri School of Mines an institution worthy of such pride. Major General Herrick presents Dean Wilson the United States Army Outstanding Service Medal.

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Dr. Curtis L. Wilson, dean of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy since 1941, was born August 29, 1898, in Baltimore, Maryland. vga f Gifts presented on Dean Wilson Day. After graduating from high school there in 1916, he went west and enrolled at Montana School of Mines, graduating in 1920. He worked as assistant research engineer for Anaconda Copper Mining Company until 1921, when he joined the faculty of Montana School of Mines as an instructor in metallurgy. In 1926 he went to Europe to study at the University of Goettingen in Germany. He received his Ph.D. degree there in 1928 and then returned to Montana School of Mines as Professor of Metallurgical Engineering. In 1941 he came to Rolla to his present position. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering by Washington University in St. Louis in 1954, and by Montana School of Mines in 1955. He is the author of a number of technical articles on re- search metallurgy and co-author of the book, Metal- lurgy of Copper. He has been a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers since 1920 and has served on its Board of Directors. DEAN CURTI LAWS He has also been chairman of the AIME Education Division and of the Montana and St. Louis sections of the AIME, and is presently vice president of the Society of Mining Engineers of AIME. He is a registered pro- fessional engineer and a member of the Missouri So- ciety of Professional Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the St. Louis Engineers' Club, the Kansas City Engineers' Club, the Mining and Met- allurgical Society of America, the American Mining Congress, the Institute of Metals QLondonJ, and the British Iron and Steel Institute. He is a member of the honor societies Tau Beta Pi Qengineeringb, Phi Kappa Phi Cscholarshipb, Sigma Xi fresearchj, Sigma Gamma Epsilon Qearth sci- University President Ellis gives keys to the new Physics building to Dean Wilson. encesb, Pi Tau 'Sigma Cmechanical engineeringj, Alpha Sigma Mu Cmetallurgyb, Chi Epsilon Qcivil engineeringj, and Eta Kappa Nu Celectrical en- gineeringj. In 1961 he received the Tasker H. Bliss Medal from the Society of American Military Engineers for con- tributions to military engineering education. He has

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