Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Transit Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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1Bresihents 1824-28 REV. SAMUEL BACHFORD, D.D. . . . 1st President 1828-29 REV. JOHN CHESTER, D.D, . . . 2nd President 1829-45 ELIPHALET NOTT, D.D., LL.D. . . 3rd President 1815-65 NATHAN S. S. BEMAN, D.D. . . 4th President 1865-68 HON. JOHN F. VVINSLOW . . 5th President 1868-68 THOMAS C. BRINSMADE, M.D. . Iith President 1868-813 HON. JAMES FORSYTH, LL.D. . . . 7th President 1888-01 JOHN HUDSON PECK, LL.D. . . . . 8th President 1901- PALMER C. RIC'KETTS, C.E., E.D., LL.D .... 9th President Senior Rrnfsssurs anh Directors 1824-42 AMOS EATON, A.M. ...... Senior Professor 1842-415 GEORGE H. COOK, C.E., Ph.D. . . . Senior Professor 1847-.39 B. FRANKLIN GREENE, C.E., B.N.S., AAI. . . . Director 1859-139 NA1'H.AN S. S. BEMAN, D.D. . . . , Director 18150-713 CHARLES BROWNE, C.E., E.D., LL.D. . . Director 1876-78 YVILLIAM L. ADAMS, C.E. . , . . Director 1878-91 DAVID M. GREENE, C.E. . . . . Director 1892- PALMER C. RICKETTS, C.E., E.D., LL.D. . Director 21

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Trustees PALMER C. RIORETTS, CE., E.D., CHARLES TXTACDONALD, C.E. EDNVARD C. GALE, C.E. HORAOE G. YOUNG, CE. PAUL COOK, A.M. JAMES H. CALDWELL, B.S. ALFRED H. TQENSHAXV, C.E. STEWART JOHNSTON, C.E. GEORGE S. DAVIHON, C,E. HERBERT S. IDE, AB. PHILIP VV. Hl+INIiY, C.E. LL.D., President WM. P. DENPIGRE, C.E. C. VV. T. BARKER, C.E. IHAAO VV. FRANK, C.E. SANFORD L. CLUETT, C.E. CHARLES WIGGINS, C.E. BENJ. VV. ARNOLD, MA. STRICKLAND L. KN1'l.ASS, C.E HENRY COLVIN, LIVINGSTON W. TTOUSTON, ME JOHN TV. DOTY, C.E. MAYOR OF TROY, EX-OEEIUIO Qlumni Girustees GEORGE T. HORTON, C.E. PERCIVAL M. SAX, C.E iBtu7JentiaI Qllummittee PALMER C. RIC'K1'lT1'S -JAMES H. CALDWELL HlC1iBI11R'I' IDE jfinsmre Ctlinmmittee EDWARD C. GALE JAMES H. CALDXVELL PHILIP W. HENRY TTENRY COLVIN PALMER C. RIQIKI4IT'I'S 20

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PALMER CHAM1sER1.A1NIc RIQKIQTTS, CE., ED., l,L.D., Pl'6.YlidC'1Il and Director. R. P. I., 'T.3. Born in 1856 at Elkton, Mml.g was grzulllutecl from Rensselaer in 18755 Assistant in lklathv- matics, R. P. I. '75g Assistant P1'ofessor, '82g Professor of RICf'llfIlllf'H, N55 Director sinee '92g President since 1901. Consulting Bridge lffngiiieer, T. SL B. R. R. 'Sli-'87, :incl ll. NY. 5: O. R. R., '87-'91g Engineer, Public' Improvement Connnission, City of Troy, '91-lfliig also lcllgllllliffl' in charge of design :mtl construetien of Various brimlges, hyclrznllie works, ete. Societies: BIC1I1l'JOI' A. S. C. 111.5 Member A. S. M. 111.5 Member 1. C. IG. of Great Britiung Member of the Allli-!1'll5Hll Pllilosopliieul Societyg Member of AII16I'lIZ2l.I1 Institute Mining lflngiiieersg Fellow A. A. A. S., :mal others. Publiezrtioiis: History of the Rensseluer Pelytec-lmie Institute , contributor to Rep. U. S. flOII1II1. 1'lCllli721l,l0ll, Rep. N. Y. State li. li. Comm., Tranis. Ain. Sue. C. E., Proc: Soc. Prem. Eng. Ed., Engineering News, Ruilroucl Gazette, Railway Review, Trans. Eng. Club of Phihulel- pliiu, etc. Trustee of Troy Public Librtwy :incl Albany Aeadenlyg Trustee of the Dudley Observa- tory, Albany. Member ofthe Board of Direeters, Sulmwitzni Hospital and Union National Bank. 22