Graduate deans: appointments

Chemists have been appointed to deanships of American graduate schools more often than members of any other discipline. As the percentage of doctoral degrees in chemistry has fallen, the percentage of deanships going to chemists has risen. The number of chemist-deans appointed per thousand chemistry doctorates conferred has been growing for 50 yr and is now well above the average ratio for all fields. 

William Allan received edueation from Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, from where he graduated both as BS and MS in eivil engineering. He was then at the City College (today s City University CUNY) in New York from 1933, was appointed professor of civil engineering and took over from 1947 to 1970 as Dean of its Teehnology Sehool. He in addition served as engineering eonsultant on many hydraulic projects and authored works in fluid mechanics. He was a member of the Ameriean Soeiety of Civil Engineers ASCE and winner of its J.C. Stevens Award in 1950 for a diseussion on the Panama Canal paper. He was also a eo-winner of the 1948 Normal Medal. 

Charles Benjamin Brush graduated in 1867 as a civil engineer from the University of the City of New York. His first professional service was within the Corps of the Croton Aqueduct imtil 1869, from when he commenced as consulting civil engineer, but in 1874 was appointed adjimct professor of civil engineering at his Alma Mater. In 1888 he became there professor and there was Dean of the School of Engineering. He was elected associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1871, became member in 1877 and was its director from 1888 to 1891, and vice-president in 1892. 

Fred Wall was born in Minnesota and educated there as well, receiving his Ph.D. in 1937. As part of his Ph.D. research, he spent a year with Linus Pauling at the Cahfomia Institute of Technology. He was appointed to the University of Illinois in 1937 and stayed until 1963, finishing as Dean of the Graduate College. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1959. 

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