Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Demo A udffey A. Poiieff Dean A. A. Putter, national leader in engineer- ing and engineering education, was, in May, 1945, named .Acting President as successor tu Dr. Ii. C. Elliot, President lfmeritus. During his twenty- Hve years as head nf the engineering schutils at Purdue, Dean Putter has compiled an enviable record. His inherent ability fur leadership is brought out bv the fact that he has been president ufthe American Society uf Mechanical laingineers, Society fur Prcimtition of lingineering liducatinn, and also of the American Engineering Council, the top places in engineering circles. Dean Putter contributed importantly tu the war erlinrt when he served as executive directur nl. the Patent Planning Commission named by President Rouse- velt tn study the American patent system and head of a cnmmittee that planned the wartime training in industry. ln March ul' this year he was invited by President Truman tu serve as vice chairman ul. the engineering cnmmittee ul' the President! Ciinlierence tin Highway Safety. During his six-mnnth tenure as Acting Presi- dent, Dean Putter unce again made an out- standing recnrd. Inasmuch as he maintained his capacity as head of the engineering sclitinls, Dean Putter was performing a dual Vinh, either une nf which was rignrnus in itself. llsually arriving at the uliice nt' the dean at seven tfclnck, it was nut uncnmmnn fur him tri finish his iiflicial duties at midnight.

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P1fe5zZz'eniF1fm'e1fzbk L. Horde .-Xugust Il, I9-15, was the day on which the appointment ol' the tenth president of Purdue lvniyersity was announced. lfredericli l.. Hovde is the man who has assumed this great responsi- bility. He is a chemical engineer, a member ol lan Beta Pi, 11 Rhodes scholar, and a former star college athlete. ln his undergraduate days at Minnesota, he was an .-Xll-Conference quarterback and a baslietball player ol' ability. While studyf ing at Oxford, llllfl-32, he starred in Rugby. Since he was graduated from the University ol' Nlinnesota in llllfi, Hr. Hovde has risen to national tame. .-Xtter four years on the Minnesota faculty he was named assistant to the President ol' the lhiyersity ul- Rochester. He was chosen by President Roosevelt in ll!-ll as a member of the .-Xmerican mission to coordinate scientilic work between Great Britain and the United States. l.ater he ably directed the important rocket bomb development pro-iect of the United States govern- ment during the war. At an informal reception following a basketball game on January eighth ol- this year, the new thirty-seven year old President was first presented to the students, who greeted him enthusiastically. Their admiration was mutual. Under the vigorous, youthful, and experienced guidance ot. President Hovde, the University looks forward tu a significant expansion and to the continuation of the high standards and line spirit which have always made Purdue distinctive among American educational institutions.

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like-Prefzdenif Frank C. Hockema, vice-president and execu- tive dean of the Cniversity, is a Purdue product, graduating from the School of Mechanical Engi- neering in 1918. He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi honorary organizations. In 1923 he obtained his master's degree here also. Since 193-1 Dean Hockema has been Assistant to the President, but before that appointment, he was a professor of industrial engineering and for one year was acting head of the personnel department. Along with the numerous adminis- trative duties of Dean Hockema are those of representing the President at banquets and dinners, speaking at many campus and state affairs, and managing countless projects pertinent to the University. Students coming in contact with Mr. Hockema in many different ways always remember his friendly and helpful manner. Frank C. Hockema ln direct charge of all university financial transactions is Dr. R. B. Stewart, vice-president and controller. A 1923 graduate ofthe University of Vllisconsin, who came to Purdue in 1925 from Albion College where he was business manager, Dr. Stewart supervises the receipts and disburse- ments of funds in all the departments of the university. He has been very active during the past year- several years in fact-, for in addition to his duties here, he was engaged in an important war job, the chairmanship of the joint Army-Navy committee for setting up a wartiine college training program and later the liquidation of that program. For his fine work he has been cited by the 1Yar and Navy departments. Mr. Stewart's task, as head of the business operations of Purdue, becomes more important at present than ever before, with the immediate rapid expansion and completion of plans for future developments. Robert B. Stewart Q-6 ,j