DOCUMENTING DEPARTMENT NEWS Counting Salaries
First Newsletter 1957: The first alumni newsletter is issued; Nathan M. Newmark is announced as the new head of the department. DECADE
1960
National Academy of Engineering Formed 1964: “Dean William L. Everitt, College of Engineering, and Professor Nathan M. Newmark, Head of our Department of Civil Engineering, are members of a ‘Committee of Twenty-Five’ national leaders in the engineering profession who are seeking a congressional charter for a National Academy of Engineering.”
Cutting Edge Tech Department obtains IBM 1620 August 1964: “An electronic computer, properly programmed, can recall and correlate instantly the factual information that can be used as a sound basis for making construction decisions. The Civil Engineering Systems Laboratory (CESL) under the direction of Professor L. R. Shaffer has devised programs for its IBM 1620 computer to solve problems in job planning, business application, productivity forecasts and production analysis.”
New CE Dynamic Test Laboratory New lab to simulate nuclear blast September 1965: “The new Civil Engineering Dynamic Test Laboratory, located a half mile east of First Street in the area of the University farms, will house a dynamic load generator which simulates the overpressure from a nuclear explosion. The generator was designed to apply a gas pressure of 800 psi in 3 milliseconds to the top surface of a soil container 4 ft. diam. and 8 ft. long. The pressure can be maintained for a period of time or decreased at a controlled rate.”
An article from the May 1965 newsletter asks, “Does it pay to change jobs?” “The answer, from a study of engineers who graduated from the University of Illinois five years ago, appears to be YES. A study was made of more than 400 graduates from the class of 1959, two-thirds of the total who graduated. The 240 engineering graduates still with their first employers now average $814 a month; 119 who made one job change, $841; 50 who made two, $812; 10 who made three, $894; and four who made four or more changes, $882.”
Engineering Co-Eds May 1966: “More co-eds are enrolled in the University of Illinois College of Engineering this year than ever before, though there still are only 37 among nearly 3600 engineering undergraduates.”
When They Said ‘Keep in Touch’ They Meant It July 1968: “Civil Engineering Class of 1943 has just issued its Silver Anniversary Class Letter edited by Raymond J. Ackerman. For each of 23 of the past 25 years the class of ‘43 has circulated a bound collection of letters from its members. In so doing it has maintained warm and meaningful ties between the members of the class over the years.
ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES THROUGH THE DECADES 1970: 1978: 1976: 1971: “Linton E. Grinter, the first person “Mostafa K. Khalil, MS 48 “[Harry Savidge], BS 07, “Mills LaMotte Calvert, BS ‘24, retired in to earn a Doctor of Philosophy and PhD 51 is Prime Minister tells humorously about September ‘65[...]. ‘Travelled quite a bit in degree in civil engineering from of Egypt. He recently his experiences in various the States and Canada since. Now pulling an the University of Illinois was visited Washington D.C. in “Airstream” and have spent the last two winters in boarding houses. In one the awarded the Swedish Order of tropical Texas and Mesa, Arizona. Celebrated my landlady was a farmer’s wife connection with the peace the North Star by the King of 68th birthday and our 44th wedding anniversary and a good cook who gave negotiations between Israel Sweden, on February 15, 1970.” and Egypt.” them chicken every Sunday.” with my wife, Maurine on June 18, 1971.’”
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