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Advisory TrusteesHenry L. BachmanVice President (retired)BAE SystemsFranklin H. BlecherExecutive Director (retired)Technical InformationSystems DivisionAT&T Bell LaboratoriesUrsula M. BurnsPresidentBusiness GroupOperationsXerox CorporationVincent A. CalarcoChairman, President &CEO (retired)Crompton Corp.Peter A. GeorgescuChairman EmeritusYoung & Rubicam Inc.Herbert L. HenkelChairman, President & CEOIngersoll-Rand CompanyGeorge LikourezosPartnerCarter, DeLuca Farrell &Schmidt LLCThomas A. MauroThomas A. MauroAssociates PCWilliam C.W. MowChairman (retired)Bugle Boy Industries Inc.Tsuneo NakaharaCEONakahara ResearchInstitute Ltd.John G. PuenteChairmanVirtualCom Inc.Charles StrangChairman & CEO (retired)DirectorOutboard Marine Corp.Jerry M. SudarskyChairmanAlexandria Real EstateEquities Inc.Won Bong SullChairman & CEOTS CorporationRobert H.C. TsaoChairmanUnited MicroelectronicsCorp.Steven J. WallachVice PresidentTechnologyCP VenturesHarry C. WechslerPresidentBoston Systematics Inc.Some Important Datesin Polytechnic’s History1853 A group of distinguished Brooklyn businessmendraw up a charter on May 17 to establisha school for young men.1854 Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institutechartered and moves into its first home at 99Livingston Street.Isaac H. Frothingham named president of theBoard of Trustees.1855 Dr. John H. Raymond named first president.School opens its doors September 10 to 265young men ages nine to 17.1863 Polytechnic Alumni Association established.1864 Dr. David H. Cochran named secondpresident.1869 New York State Board of Regents authorizesPolytechnic to confer Bachelor of Scienceand Bachelor of Arts degrees.1871 First baccalaureate degrees conferred.1886 Bachelor of Science degrees in engineeringand chemistry established; Department ofElectrical Engineering established.1887 First Polywog, student yearbook, published.1889 Name changes to Polytechnic Instituteof Brooklyn.1890 Polytechnic creates new charter, withits governing board to be known as“The Corporation.”The Institute occupies 85 Livingston Street.William A. White named chairman ofThe Corporation.1891 First Bachelor of Science degrees awarded inelectrical and civil engineering.1899 Courses in mechanical engineeringestablished.22 23
1907 First woman graduate, Anna Erdman Willerth,receives Bachelor of Arts degree.1908 Polytechnic discontinues liberal arts programand commits itself solely to science andengineering degree programs.1911 First issue of The Reporter, studentnewspaper, published.1917 Polytechnic’s preparatory departmentseparates from Institute and renamed thePolytechnic Preparatory Country Day School.1921 First issue of Poly Men, alumni magazine,published.1922 Charles E. Potts named chairman ofThe Corporation.1925 Dr. Parke R. Kolbe named fourth president.1926 Evening courses extended to includegraduate degree programs.1928 Master’s degrees offered in chemistry,chemical engineering, electrical engineeringand mechanical engineering.1933 Dr. Harry S. Rogers named fifth president.Sports have been revitalized at Polytechnic with thebuilding of a gymnasium, housed in the JacobsAcademic Building.1900 Henry S. Snow named chairman of TheCorporation and acting president.1901 New York State Board of Regents approvesgraduate programs leading to Master ofScience and Master of Arts degrees.1904 Evening classes in undergraduatestudies offered.Dr. Fred W. Atkinson named third president.Dr. William H. Nichols named chairman ofThe Corporation.1905 Separate courses in chemical engineeringestablished.1935 First doctorate awarded, a PhD in chemistry,to Samuel Goldberg ’21.1939 Separate courses in aeronautical engineeringestablished.1942 Polymer Research Institute established underDr. Herman F. Mark.1945 Microwave Research Institute establishedunder Dr. Ernst Weber.1946 First woman, Sylvia Lepow Walker, awardedengineering degree.1952 Preston R. Bassett ’14 named chairman ofThe Corporation.1955 Polytechnic celebrates 100th anniversary andconfers 10,000th degree.1957 Dr. Ernst Weber named sixth president.24 25
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