Three New York Alumni Get First Annual Service Awards
THREE awards for distinguished service to society were presented to New York alumni by the Dartmouth Club of New York at a luncheon meeting at the Hotel Statler on April 27. They were presented by Club President Carl P. Ray '37 to Sigurd S. Larmon '14, president of Young and Rubicam and a leader in the government's information program; Courtney C. Brown '26, Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University; and Dr. Emerson Day '34, Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine of the SloanKettering Institute for Cancer Research.
The awards are the first of an annual series dedicated to alumni in the metropolitan New York area who distinguish themselves in business or their profession or in service to the community. The recipients are to be chosen annually by the Board of Governors of the Dartmouth Club of New York.
Mr. Larmon's award was received in absentia by his brother, Park J. Larmon '16. Mr. Larmon, a Trustee of the College, is now on an around-the-world trip as a member of the U. S. Advisory Committee on Information, to which he was appointed by President Eisenhower last year.
In making the awards, Mr. Ray read the following citations:
SIGURD S. LARMON
A graduate of Dartmouth College in 1914, he has been one of its most loyal and active supporters; serving, at various times, in almost every capacity available to Alumni. Currently he is a Trustee.
While he today directs, as President, one of our largest advertising agencies, Young & Rubicam, he has also recognized the obligations of a citizen to his community and his government and has consistently devoted himself to causes in the public interest. Most recently, in March, 1954' he was appointed by the President of the United States to a three year term as a member of the U. S. Advisory Commission on Information.
In appreciation of his continuing devotion to and efforts in behalf of Dartmouth, and in special recognition of the contribution he is making through his current appointment in government service, this Award for Distinguished Achievement is presented by the Dartmouth College Club of New York.
COURTNEY C. BROWN
Graduating from Dartmouth College in 1926, his life has been a record of successful business management, culminating in 1953 in the position of Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Standard Oil, with a directorship in the Esso Standard Oil Company.
In February, 1954, he left this association to assume the duties of Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.
In appreciation of his efforts toward the development of sound American business men as insurance for the future, and in special recognition of his recent appointment to a key position in American education, this Award for Distinguished Achievement is presented by the Dartmouth College Club of New York.
DR. EMERSON DAY
A graduate of Dartmouth College in 1934 and of Harvard Medical School in 1938, he early in his medical career chose to direct all his efforts toward elimination of one of man's most dreaded diseases - cancer. His exceptional administrative ability, combined with a singular devotion to his subject, has brought him steadily increasing recognition and responsibilities.
Associated with Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases in various capacities since 1948, he was appointed head of its Department of Preventive Medicine on July 1, 1954 and, at the same time, appointed Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine of the SloanKettering Institute for Cancer Research.
In appreciation of the major contributions he is making in his chosen field of medicine, and in special recognition of his most recent honors in the fight against cancer, this Award for Distinguished Achievement is presented by the Dartmouth Club of New York.
Recipients of awards from the Dartmouth Club of New York were (l to r) Dr. Emerson Day'34 Dean Courtney C. Brown '26, Park J. Larmon '16, who accepted the award for his brother,Sigurd S Larmon '14, and Carl P. Ray '37, club president, who made the presentations.
