Thayer School
Dean Myron Tribus' appointment as Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology Department of Commerce, was announced in last month's issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. All of us at the Thayer School regret this loss —Myron has been granted a leave of absence by the Dartmouth College Trustees - but are very proud of this recognition of the Dean's abilities and achievements in science, engineering, and. administration. George Colligan, Associate Dean and Professor of Engineering, will serve as Acting Dean in Myron's absence.
The spring term started on April 3 with the "schlump" season well under way. Students back from Florida and Bermuda are continuing the old practice of sunbathing along Tuck Mall, in small dry patches between snow piles, in an attempt to retain their new tans. The ice went out of the Connecticut River early in April and worry here about flooding decreased somewhat. Edwin Sherrard, "Professor of Mechanical En- gineering Emeritus, has been called back from retirement by student request, this spring, to teach a course in drawing and machine design. We're all pleased to see Eddie in Thayer School again working with students. George Taylor, Professor of Engi- neering and Management, is on leave of ab- sence this term to finish his new text on de- cision making. He also hopes to complete a second edition of his popular book, "Man- agerial and Engineering Economy." George has been honored recently by election to the board of directors of Andersen-Nichols and Co., Boston. Warren Daniell '50 is Vice President of Andersen-Nichols.
Professor of Engineering Carl Long has called to our attention that Professor T. Y. Chen is responsible for completing the demanding task of revising "Reinforced Concrete Design" by G. E. Large. Many will remember T. Y. from the 1950's at Thayer School; he now is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Ohio State University. The third edition of "Reinforced Concrete Design" by Large and Chen was published earlier this year.
We have been informed that a beautiful, new building has been completed in Washington, D. C. by Dave Nassif '46 for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Dave is a partner of the David Nasiff Co. of Boston, Mass. Bob Egelhoff '39 visited Hanover while on a skiing trip to northern New England and reported excitement and daily problems in his position as President and General Manager of the Fisher's Island Utility Company, New York. His company seems to be a complex community located on an island in addition to a power plant.
Hans Grethlein, Associate Professor of Engineering, lectured at P.M.C. in Chester, Pa., recently on how to get maximum information from experiments. This lecture was part of the Thayer School lecture program organized and directed by Associate Professor of Engineering John Strohbehn. Hans reports that P.M.C. has adopted a unified, undergraduate, engineering program similar to Thayer School's. Neil Drobny '64 has completed about one-third of the course requirements for the Ph.D. at Ohio State University while continuing his work at Battelle. He hopes to complete the degree by the time Eric, born in February 1968, reaches kindergarten. Neil obtained his professional engineer's registration in Ohio last year. Both Steve MacVean '66 and JonGreene '67 have been selected for senior lieutenant in the Navy. We hear that Jon has been traveling a great deal away from his home base in Washington, D. C.
Mike Pender '50 became a cover boy for the November 1968 issue of "Public Works " The picture shows Mike in a business suit beside a classical engineer's level with his new, modern, $3.5 million Town Hall in the background. As Commissioner of Public Works for the Town of Hempstead, N. Y., he supervises a program of capital improvements at $12 million annually. It is obvious that he has no time or need for that engineer's level. Modjeski and Masters, Consulting Engineers, have announced that William B. Conway '54 has been admitted to general partnership in the firm. Bill has been in New Orleans with the firm for a number of years and has been in responsible charge of a number of major structural projects in the southern part of the country.
