Cornell Alumni News Volume 48 Number 20 June 1, 1946 Price 20 Cents PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY (Eontril Ouitb of CORNELL ALUMNI
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Born in Philosophy from the University of tees to be Vice-president of the Uni- Eden Valley, Minn., in 1908, Di- Illinois, where he has been professor versity, in charge of University de- rector McCarthy received the BA in since 1940. Born in Baku, Russia, in velopment. He will also continue as 1929 at Gonzaga University, Spokane, 1909, he received the BA with honors Dean of the College of Engineering. Wash., the BLS at McGill in 1932, in mathematics at Cambridge Uni- Graduate of the University of Wis- the PhD at University of Chicago in versity, England, in 1930, and in 1938 consin in 1916, Dean Hollister came 1941. He was assistant librarian of St. the PhD in mathematics and phil- to Cornell in 1934 as Director of the John's University, Collegeville, Minn., osophy at University of London, where School of Civil Engineering from the in 1934-35, the next year was a refer- he was lecturer in education from professorship of structural engineer- ence assistant with the Chicago Amer- 1936-40. He is the author of a book, ing at Purdue. He had been consultant ican, then was for two years librarian The Nature of Mathematics, and an on Boulder Dam and during the first of University College at Northwestern, editor of several philosophical journals. world war to the US Maritime Com- becoming successively, 1937-41, as- Appointed to the School of Electri- mission on design and construction of sistant director, associate director, cal Engineering are Joseph G. Tar- concrete ships. He was appointed acting director, and director of li- boux '23 as professor and Henry B. Dean of Engineering in 1937, and braries at the University of Nebraska. Hansteen, associate professor. Pro- under his administration many new fessor Tarboux was instructor in members of the Engineering Faculty Build Business School Staff Electrical Engineering from 1920-26 have been added, the High Voltage First appointments from outside and assistant professor, 1926-29; has Laboratory of Electrical Engineering the University to the staff of the since been head of the department at was built and equipped, the new five- School of Business and Public Ad- University of Tennessee. He came to year curriculum in all Engineering ministration, to open next fall, are Cornell in 1920 with the BS in Engi- Schools was developed, the Graduate Wallace S. Sayre as professor of neering from Clemson College and School of Aeronautical Engineering Administration and director of stu- two years of engineering experience was organized, and the Cornell Aero- dent personnel, and William H. in industry; received the EE in 1923, nautical Laboratory in Buffalo was Shannon, associate professor of Ac- MEE in 1926, and PhD in 1937; has acquired. He also conceived and has counting. worked for New Jersey Public Serv- been actively engaged in raising Professor Sayre comes from four ice Co., Miami Electric Light & money for the new Engineering build- years with the OP A in Washington, Power Co., Alabama Power Co., ings at the south end of the Campus. D. C, first as assistant director of Westinghouse Electric & Manufac- Trustees appointed William R. fuel rationing, the last two years as turing Co., and General Electric Co. Sears to be professor of Aeronautical director of personnel. He received the Professor Hansteen received the EE Engineering and director of the Grad- AB at Marshall College, Huntington, at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in uate School of Aeronautical Engineer- W. Va., in 1927, the MA in 1928 and ing, beginning July 1. Graduate of the PhD in 1930 at New York University, University of Minnesota in aero- and taught at NYU from 1929-40. In nautical engineering in 1934, he re- 1937-38 he was secretary of the New ceived the PhD in 1938 at California York City Civil Service Commission, Institute of Technology, where he was and commissioner from 1938-42. instructor in aeronautics and from Professor Shannon, CPA since 1933, 1939-41, assistant professor. The last received the AB in 1928 and the MBA five years, he has been chief aero- in 1929 at University of Michigan; the dynamist of Northrop Aircraft Co. in PhD at University of Kansas in 1938. Los Angeles; is co-author of a book, He was a member of the school of busi- The Airplane: Its Components and ness administration at Kansas from Materials. 1930-42, when he entered the Navy Supply Corps and was assigned as New Library Director assistant professor of Naval supply Director of the University Library, in the Harvard graduate school of beginning September 1, will be Dr. business administration. Stephen A. McCarthy, for the last Professors Donald English and two years assistant director of libra- John G. B. Hutchins, Economics, will ries at Columbia University. He will also join the Faculty of the School of succeed University Librarian Otto Business and Public Administration, Kinkeldey, who is now on leave and of which Professor Paul M. O'Leary, DEAN HOLLISTER, VICE-PRESIDENT 1924, the MA in 1929 and PhD in crops, with which he has been princi- At Michigan State College, where he 1941 at Columbia; taught at BPI, pally concerned since 1939 as extension received the BS in 1936, he was AAU Columbia, and at CCNY since 1937; specialist at Michigan State College.