Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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 And when the noon time comes. may we look back on a work well done. Article by Dean Dexter On Sunday, September 28, 1969, Or, and Mrs, Mark Ellingson were tendered a farewell reception in the College Union cafe- teria. Nearly 2000 students and friends showed up to bid the retiring president and his wife good by as 40 years of Institute service came to a close. In a brief ceremony during the reception, F. Ritter Shum- way, vice-chairman of the Institute Board of Trustees, an- nounced that a one million dollar scholarship and endowment fund had been pledged in honor of Mark and Marsha Elling- son, of which $ 118,000 had already been collected. In making the presentation, Shumway added that in the 33 years Dr. Ellingson had been president of the Institute, the enrollment in the day school had increased by more than 700% and during this period assets had increased by 4,950% and endowments by 1,500%, After the applause, standing ovations, tears, and remem- bering, Mark Ellingson, tired and ready for rest, rose to thank the people he had led for so many years. “’I can think of no other life that could have been so satis- fying as my association with this Institute.” Then it was over, the end. Just like that. The old man, the patriarch with the silver hair and the easy smile was gone. And where the old had been, long and steadfast, a new era suddenly, but quietly, had just begun. !i

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