Biography:Cherry Logan Emerson (engineer)
- For this person's son, Cherry Logan Emerson, Jr., see Cherry Logan Emerson (chemist).
Cherry L. Emerson | |
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| Born | 1888 Tunnel Hill, GA |
| Died | 1959 |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Cherry Logan Emerson, Sr. (1888–1959) was an United States engineer and academic administrator.
Education
Emerson graduated from Georgia Tech with two bachelor's degrees: one in mechanical engineering (1908) and one in electrical engineering (1909).[1] He was also a charter member of Georgia Tech's ANAK Society, Editor-in-Chief of the Blueprint, and a brother of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.[2][3]
Career
After many years in the electrical power industry, Emerson returned to Georgia Tech as the dean of the School of Engineering in 1945.[4] He was soon appointed vice president in charge of expansion; under his leadership, the Georgia Tech physical plant doubled in size between 1948 and 1955. Emerson left Georgia Tech in 1955 and died in 1959.[1]
Emerson's son, Cherry Logan Emerson, Jr. was a successful chemist, businessman, and philanthropist. Emerson's father was William Henry Emerson, the first dean of Georgia Tech.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cherry L. Emerson Papers". Georgia Tech Library. http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/finding-aids/display/xsl/MS029. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ "General History". ANAK Society. Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20070113024215/http://www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/anak/history.html. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ "1908 Blue Print". Georgia Institute of Technology.
- ↑ "After 68 Years". Tech Topics (Georgia Tech Alumni Association). Winter 1992. http://gtalumni.org/Publications/techtopics/win92/68years.html. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
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