| 1948 Award Recipients |
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Engineers' Day Information:
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FRED L. DORNBROOK
M. K. DREWRY
GEORGE G. POST
GOULD W. VAN DERZEE
Chief Engineer of Power Plants, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee. Born, 1875. Successively coal passer, fireman, oiler, assistant engineer, chief engineer of operation, superintendent of power plants and chief engineer of power plants—Wisconsin Electric Power Company. Member of A. S. M. E. and Edison Electric Institute. Author of several patents on pulverized coal burning. Recognized nationally as authority on pulverized coal burning.
Assistant Chief Engineer of Power Plants, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee. Born, Waldo, Wisconsin, October 20, l899. B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin 1922. Student engineer, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, 1922-24; Test Engineer. Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 1924-25; Assistant Chief Engineer of Power Plants—Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 1925 to date. Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma; A. S. M. E.
Vice-President (retired) in Charge of Power, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee. Born, Madison, Wisconsin, September 15, 1881. B. S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin 1904. Instructor in Electrical Laboratory, University of Wisconsin 1904-05. Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 1906-47. Supt. of Electrical Testing, 1910-12. Chief Engineer of Electric Div., 1912-28. Vice-Pres. in Charge of Power, 1928-47. President, Engineers' Society of Milwaukee 1938-39. Fellow of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and Vice-President 1934-36.
President, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee. Born, 1886. B. S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin 1908. At University: Director of the Badger, Business Manager of the Wisconsin Engineer. Member of Iron Cross and Tau Beta Pi. "W" award in track. Instructor in Mathematics, Michigan School of Mines 1908-10. Entered apprentice course of General Electric in 1910 and became Assistant General Manager in 1918. Wisconsin Electric Power Company since 1918. |
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