1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for MARCH, 1965 251BROTHERS FREY, SMITH, and BANTA (see next page)Manitoba Phi Heads CaUforniaBrokers Association for 1965William A. Irvine (Manitoba '40) has assumedhis duties as the 59th president of theInsurance Brokers Association of California.He is president of Equities Control Corporation,insurance brokers of Los Angeles. Previousto his election as president of the state organization,he had served the Association as its vicepresidentand its secretary-treasurer. He hasbeen a member of its Board of Directors since1955.A former chairman of the Association's SouthernCalifornia District Committee, Irvine hasalso served on its Finance, Workmen's Compensation,and Earthquake committees. He hasbeen active in dwelling earthquake insuranceresearch and was a member of the negotiatingteam that brought about California BankerAssociation's adopting of standard forms andprocedures for producer-bank relations in connectionwith package policies. He has been amember of the Joint Executive Committee ofthe California Agents and Brokers Associations.A native of Toronto, Brother Irvine graduatedfrom the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.He served as a captain in the CanadianArmy in World War II. He entered the insurancebrokerage business in California in 1946.Ford y^ofor Company PromotesFrey to A Vice-PresidencyDonald N. Frey (Michigan State-Michigan'47), was elected a vice-president of Ford MotorCompany on January 13, 1965, and appointedgeneral manager of the Ford Division. Prior tohis new appointment. Brother Frey was assistantgeneral manager-product, for the Ford Division,with responsibility for all engineering,product planning and purchasing activities.Frey, who joined * A 9 at Michigan State beforeresuming his career at Michigan, joinedthe company in 1951 as manager of the MetallurgicalDept. in the Scientific Laboratory.His duties have included key roles in the engineeringand development of Ford and Lincoln-MercuryDivision products, includingplanning the successful Thunderbird and Mustangcars. He also has been instrumental indeveloping products and programs for the Division'sparticipation in and support of motorsportscompetition in the U.S. and abroad.Brother Frey, born in St. Louis on March 13,1923, was an officer in the U.S. Army for morethan three years. He was awarded a bachelor'sdegree in metallurgical engineering by the Universityof Michigan in 1947 and his doctoratein 1950. Later, he served as an assistant professoron the University's chemical and metallurgicalengineering faculty for one year.In 1953, Brother Frey was selected "youngengineer of the year" by the Engineering Societyof Detroit, and in 1957 was nained the"outstanding alumnus" of the College of Engineering,University of Michigan. A year laterat the age of 35, he was named "Detroit's OutstandingYoung Man of 1958." He is an activemember of the Detroit Alumni Club of * A 9.Southern Methodist Phi fs Namedto Supreme Court of NebraskaRobert L. Smith (S.M.U. '40) has been appointedto the Nebraska Supreme Court byGovernor Frank Morrison. At the time of hisappointment he was serving as Douglas CountyDistrict Judge. Judge Smith began his duties onthe Supreme Court January 7.