Honor Roll - Half Century Club

August 14, 2008 Listed below and on the following pages are those Engineering Alumni that showed their affinity for the School by supporting the 2007-2008 Annual Fund Campaign. We are most grateful to those who donated to the School because they allowed us to reach 41% participation. Our goal is to reach a 47% participation rate before any other University program. Please don’t let your consecutive giving lapse by missing a year!

To recognize consecutive giving over the years, we are placing the number of years you have supported the School in parenthesis next to your name. We will update the list each year to continue recognizing our loyal alumni. Thank you dear friends.

Half Century Club 2007-08
342 Donors/ 788 Class Roll
43% Participation


Class of 1937

John C. Alberts (18)
Helmuth H. Bode (11)
Robert E. Buck (2)
Frederick R. Jackson, Jr. (18)
Arthur S. Jones, Jr. (13)

Class of 1938
George W. Clark, Jr. (18)
Harold L. Flowers, Sr. (18)
Valentine L. Murphy (18)
Roland Russo (12)

Class of 1939
Edgar E. Cayce (18)

Class of 1940
John C. Rutledge (18)

Class of 1941

Arthur M. Alpert (1)
John C. Batten, Jr. (18)
Robert H. Creamer (18)
George J. Hastings (12)
Charles H. Holley (18)

Class of 1942

Donald R. Beeson, Jr. (18)
Daniel M. “Caesar” Brandon (18)
Ernest G. Crane, Jr. (18)
Arthur J. Droge (4)
Robert R. Everett (18)
William MacLachlan (5)
Murray F. Rose (12)

Class of 1943

John Armour (15)
Lindsay M. Boutelle (14)
Charles W. Dodson (18)
M. Thomas Hatley, Jr. (18)
Edward W. Hones, Jr. (13)
James A. Laros, Jr. (15)
Kermit R. Lindeberg (13)
Richard J. Lynch (6)
Charles A. Mapp (18)
Vance B. Martin (18)
Ralph P. Morgan, Jr. (4)
Richard E. Nelson (11)
Richard “Fuzzy” Wagner (14)
Donald S. Wall (18)
William H. Wetmore, Jr. (12)

Class of 1944

Charles R. Bayman (2)
George N. Beer (2)
Guilbert L. Brandon (18)
John Bratton, Jr. (9)
Stephen C. Clark, Jr. (18)
William C. Dackis (18)
William D. DeWitt (18)
Francis U. Hill, Jr. (8)
Bruce E. Hogarth (18)
Martin H. Johnson (3)
W. Young Johnston (3)
Harry Kittner (12)
Robert McKeague (9)
Charles R. Myers III (13)
James M. Ritter (4)
Claude B. Williams, Jr. (15)

Class of 1945

Charles C. Braswell (2)
William H. Gardner, Jr. (2)
William B. Gum (18)
H. Blair Hipple (13)
Harold Ornoff (18)
William J. Scanlon (3)
Ralph R. Schneider (14)
Paul M. Smurthwaite, Jr. (4)

Class of 1946
Henry A. Bedell, Jr. (4)
Donald M. Bernard, Jr. (18)
Richard E. Bisbe (18)
Edward C. Credle (2)
John J. Geier (1)
J. Edward Houseworth III (1)
Ronald L. Hutchinson (18)
Joseph C. King (2)
Alvin R. Murphy, Jr. (4)
William J. Palmer, Jr. (18)
Bertram R. Remer (15)
Richard D. Schwartz (10)
Roland Weirauch (18)
Muriel T. Williams (11)

Class of 1947
Hunter D. Adams, Jr. (18)
John H. Boeckel (2)
John C. Bullard (2)
Uel L. Carrier (18)
James H. Corrigan, Jr. (18)
Harold L. DeHoff (18)
Charles E. Donnelly, Jr. (18)
Arthur A. Edwards (18)
Garnett L. Ferguson, Jr. (18)
Thomas F. Foy (4)
Robert C. Greenwald, Jr. (3)
William T. Henry (18)
Edward L. Koffenberger (5)
Israel S. Larkin (5)
Eugene M. Levin (15)
Edward M. Linker (18)
John L. Luttrell (1)
Eugene A. Madlon (18)
Warren J. Meyer (18)
Robert L. Milone (1)
John W. Mitchell (1)
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. (17)
Clifford L. Sayre, Jr. (18)
Ralph G. Simpson, Jr. (6)
Harold P. Stephenson (2)
Harry W. Sutton (4)
John W. Vaughan, Sr. (18)
Jesse H. Wilder (18)
Alexander C. R. Wilson (12)

Class of 1948
Burt Evans (4)
Edwin L. Jones, Jr. (18)
John L. Knoble, Jr. (18)
Edwin A. Kucerik (18)
Joel E. Martin (16)
Billy B. Olive (18)
Robert H. Parrish (10)
Thomas K. Pettit (1)
William D. Roxlo (1)
Wallace B. Salter (18)
Henry L. Shapiro (2)
Gordon L. Smith, Jr. (18)
Joseph A. Sousa (18)
William Spilman (9)
Stanley S. Stefanski (15)
Geoffrey J. Taylor (1)
Charles G. Todderud (18)
Don G. Virgin (1)
James A. Zitzelberger (18)

Class of 1949
Alvin L. Bingham, Jr. (15)
Robert W. Bowles (6)
Emmett H. Bradley (18)
Lloyd L. Brown (9)
Richard A. Bugg, Jr. (5)
Joseph E. Carson III (14)
Leon C. Cheek, Jr. (2)
Albert B. Cooper (12)
Henry L. Cranford (6)
George C. Dannals (18)
Lindell A. Davidson (1)
Joseph C. Duncan (2)
C. Leon Gibbs (1)
Fred W. Goodman (18)
Robert E. Haines (12)
Walter P. Hardee, Jr. (18)
Melvin R. Herrmann (18)
Harold M. Jackson II (17)
Hudie C. Keith, Jr. (18)
George W. Lipscomb (18)
W. Wallace McMahon (1)
Stanley E. Nabow (12)
Joe J. Robnett, Jr. (18)
Robert W. Scisco (13)
Irvin G. Speas (3)
Paul C. Stottlemyer (18)
Oscar M. Thompson (12)
Julian M. Warren (6)
John S. Wise, Sr. (1)

Class of 1950
Tony Babykin (8)
Richard K. Best (12)
Charles E. Callahan (18)
William A. Elrod (17)
James M. Foreman, Jr. (18)
Jack B. Harris (12)
William F. Lark (1)
George A. Lillie (18)
H. Lavier Michael, Jr. (1)
Jack A. Pitt (16)
Harvey H. Stewart, Jr. (18)
George Trusk (18)
David L. Tubbs (18)
Hubert L. Wilson, Jr. (18)

Class of 1951
Robert M. Borst (5)
Kenneth F. Cannon, Jr. (18)
Herbert F. Colenda (3)
Richard L. Combs (18)
Edwin M. Couleur (13)
William E. Fenner (18)
Harvey E. Fiegel (18)
Edgar C. Fox, Jr. (18)
Peter L. Kastrinelis (14)
Robert A. Kenaston (2)
Eugene J. Komlosi (16)
Elwyn H. Lowe (2)
Alan G. MacDonald (6)
Loyd H. McCall, Jr. (13)
Arthur W. McConnell (13)
Nichols J. Melton (4)
Paul J. Miller (18)
John D. Rusack (18)
Wesley H. Shirk, Jr. (18)
Richard M. Smith (4)
Donald H. Townsend (1)
Charles W. Treat (18)
Nicholas J. Tronolone, Jr. (12)
Wesley C. Van Buren (1)
Robert L. Van Dyck (18)
David M. P. Verity (5)
William B. Wilmer, VI (18)

Class of 1952

W. E. Ballard (18)
Alfred J. Barrett, Jr. (3)
S. Page Butt, Jr. (18)
H. William Collins (13)
Daniel N. Cote (3)
Hubert V. Davis, Jr. (4)
George D. Detwiler (9)
Otto W. Dieffenbach, Jr. (4)
William E. Hankins, Jr. (1)
Kenneth R. Johnson (18)
Theodore C. Kennedy (18)
Kenneth E. C. Lloyd (14)
Philip S. McMullan, Jr. (2)
William D. McRae (18)
Malcolm G. Murray, Jr. (12)
Peter Petruchik (18)
Jerry H. Reeves III (11)
Ralph M. Seeley (17)
Claude E. Stecker (2)
Preston J. Tracey (18)
Ralph M. Winters, Jr. (5)

Class of 1953

Harold D. Bolick (18)
C. Carroll Brice III (1)
James E. Holbrook, Jr. (13)
Frederic R. Houck (18)
Nicholas R. Huffer (9)
Charles Sherfy Jones (9)
E. Fred Kain (1)
Lincoln D. Kraeuter (6)
Forrest E. Nelson (1)
Donald H. Rutter (10)
George G. Scholley (12)
William V. Wright  (18)

Class of 1954

Shem K. Blackley, Jr. (18)
Robert M. Brown (18)
Donald A. Calleson (4)
Jerry V. Cox (18)
George H. Dawson (2)
Marvin C. Decker (14)
Lewis T. Fitch (18)
Joseph H. Healey (5)
Alfred E. Kerby (2)
Lloyd A. Liatti (13)
Robert C. McMillan (3)
John W. Montgomery, Jr. (18)
Kirvan H. Pierson, Jr. (18)
Marshall F. Reed, Jr. (2)
John E. Roberts (2)
Roland A. Schmidt (18)
Charles P. Shaw (10)
P. Dwight Stephenson, Jr. (15)
Ronald L. Wilson (1)
Richard W. Wood (11)

Class of 1955

William A. Baxley (12)
Dan E. Bellinger (1)
Frederick R. Crawford (2)
Frederick C. Farmer (6)
Thomas R. Foard (6)
Rhett T. George, Jr. (18)
Edward A. Hamilton (16)
Burton E. Hannay (17)
Oscar T. Hines, Jr. (2)
Richard J. Kraus (9)
John E. Larsen (18)
Howard R. Lasher (9)
Ray M. Olds (10)
Paul W. Pritchard, Jr. (12)
W. Shelby Reaves (1)
William Russell (8)
John L. Schmitt (20)
Roddy N. Shingleton (20)
Charles E. Slater (15)
John G. Snyder (4)
Peter P. Van Blarcom (2)
David L. Wagner (6)
Gerard E. Woodbury (18)
William B. Zollars (1)

Class of 1956
Baron B. Adams, Jr. (3)
Richard G. Amos (18)
Robert F. Bradley (3)
Norman H. Briggs (12)
Sterling M. Brockwell, Jr. (11)
James A. Cavenaugh, Jr. (18)
R. Reginald Chapman (18)
George J. Evans (18)
Edgar J. Gunter, Jr. (1)
Herman C. Hambrick, II (18)
James E. Hardin, Sr. (10)
George Huling (10)
Thomas C. Kirkman, Jr. (12)
William A. Kumpf (14)
Norwood G. Long (3)
Richard D. Manuel (18)
Joseph Marchese (8)
Robert S. Martin, Jr. (3)
William R. McLean (3)
Charles H. Pingree (15)
John S. Porter, Jr. (1)
James F. Proctor (18)
Commie W. Riggsbee (5)
Harold D. Scheid (1)
T. Donald Stiegler (18)
W. John Swartz (18)
Thomas E. Tabor (14)
Bowden W. Ward, Jr. (18)
George W. Warlick (4)
Louis M. Weld (18)
John C. Williams, III (15)

Class of 1957

John H. Bell, Jr. (3)
Robert R. Carpenter, Jr. (2)
Robert C. Clifton (6)
Carlisle F. Cook, Jr. (1)
Lawrence D. Decker (18)
Frederick W. Egli (4)
G. Roy Elmore, Jr. (12)
Ben M. Frizzell, Jr. (5)
Robert S. Goudy (3)
Walter E. Greene (18)
Roger K. Gunsten (15)
Donald H. Heim (8)
Colin M. Jones (18)
Sidney G. Lineker, Jr. (15)
Joseph W. Little, Jr. (18)
Thomas F. Lowe (6)
Donald F. Manning (18)
Howard P. Meredith, Jr. (18)
Theodore M. Parker (18)
John D. Peyton (18)
William E. Richardson (14)
Paul D. Risher (13)
Edward C. Rodgers (18)
Reef Ruefer (8)
Parvin M. Russell, Jr. (3)
John D. Spanagel (18)
Roger W. Tatem (14)
James W. Vaughan, Jr. (18)

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