Thayer School
An apology must be offered for not announcing here previously the appointment of Professor of Engineering Jack Frankel as Associate Dean of the Thayer School. Jack joined the Thayer School faculty from UCLA in September and has brought to the School a dynamic approach to industrial development and regional economic planning based on his extensive experience in South American countries. Now he has added to his responsibilities the direction, with Dean Tribus, of the Thayer Associates Program. His extensive travels in developing this program have no doubt brought Jack into contact with many of you already. Lansing Reed '48 and Dave Eckels D'44 are assisting him. Jack will continue to teach his courses and seminars.
The Sunday New York Times in April carried a 20-page story of the Township of Hempstead, L. I., population 823,800. We looked in vain for a picture of Mike Pender'50 who is the Public Works Commissioner for this township. The Harza Engineering Company, Chicago, has announced the appointment of John A. Scoville Jr. '55 as an associate of the firm. John has been with the firm since the mid-fifties with responsible charge of a number of major engineering projects, both in the U. S. and abroad.
Air Force Major Al Sweet '52 who flew from bases in the Philippines, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima in World War II is now a navigator on an AC-17 Dragon Ship in Viet- nam. Al was cited several years ago for engineering research concerning fuels for the Strategic Air Command. He and his wife Wilda live in Arlington, Va., and have four children.
Bruce Johnson '62 continues his busy engineering research and product development at Polaroid. He has two applications for patents in the field of optics. Last July, Gil Nelson '50 left Boston and the Clarkeson Engineering Company to move to Olympia, Wash., where he is Project Manager with Knocrle, Bender, Stone, and Associates. Gil is responsible for the review of programs, needs, and finances in relation to the highway system in the State of Washington. Dick Whitfield '64 is also in Washington at Seattle. He reports exciting adventures in the northwest and in manufacturing research at Boeing. Dick's work is presently in the field of fiber reinforced plastics and aluminum coatings. Last year he presented a report on high velocity plasma spraying, a part of his Thayer School thesis, at the American Welding Show. The Whitfields have been able to work in camping, skiing, skin-diving, and sailing while bringing up a growing family.
A large research contract awarded to the Texas Transportation Institute of Texas A & M will have Joe Wattleworth '60 as principal investigator for TTI. The project, a joint effort with the Raytheon Company of Boston, will be an operational efficiency study of Detroit's John C. Lodge Freeway involving surveillance, communications, and control. The data obtained will be of great value in the regulation of expressway traffic in similar urban situations throughout the United States. The IBM Journal of Research and Development for January 1967 presented a paper by John Turnbull '48 and two colleagues. The paper on ASLT Circuit Design describes the design of a stable, high performance transistor circuit providing full switching-speed potential. John is manager of the department engaged in integrated circuit development at the IBM Components Division, East Fishkill, New York. Another Thayer alumnus has succumbed to the urge and need to return to school. Norm Falkin'48 has enrolled in graduate studies to develop a modern base in engineering management to supplement his engineering experience. Norm has been with the Long Island Lighting Company for ten years and is now senior engineer in the Civil and Architectural Engineering Division. He is in charge of power plant construction as well as liaison with engineering consultants. One recent interesting job was a 600-foot chimney. Norm reports seeing the following: Paul Henegan'49, president of the Henegan Construction Company in New York City, Tom Gustenhoven '48, Connecticut consulting engineer, and "little" Ron Schiavone '48, "one of the biggest contractors in New Jersey." He also reports that Bob Snedaker '49 is vice president of an A.T. & T. system in Ohio.
Dick Rice '44 gave a talk on the consulting engineering profession in April to students and faculty at the Thayer School. Dick described the organization of his firm, Jackson & Moreland, and discussed opportunities and challenges of the profession. He reported that his brother, Dave Rice '57, is a key man for Johns-Manville in sales development and product engineering. The Dave Rice family lives in Somerville, N. J. and now has four children. Charlie Hitchcock '39 visited Hanover recently with his family and reported that he has added incinerator engineering to his responsibilities as partner of Metcalf and Eddy in Boston. This activity has taken him recently to Rochester, New York, Chicago, and Hawaii. He informed us that Tom Jester '64, FrankKillilea '63, and Lin Hall '59 are all with Metcalf and Eddy. Lin is presently located in Athens, Greece.
With this issue the Thayer Alumni Notes close until next October. The Thayer School faculty and staff wish you all a pleasant summer.
