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1926 Professor Robert E. Moore, CerE'56, longtime chair of ceram ic engineering Robert E. Moore. Curators' Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering who served nearly 30 years as chair of the ceramic engineering department, died July 9 at age 73. A passerby found Dr. Moore dead in his parked car on the UMR campus on the afternoon of July 9. He apparently died of natural causes while preparing to go to the office after a morning round of golf at the UMR Golf Course. Dr. Moore. CerE’56. PhD CerE’62, joined the MSMLMR faculty in 1957 and served as chair of the ceramic department from 1965-1989 and from 1991-1996. when he retired. He was named Curators' Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering in January 1997 by the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Dr. Moore was well know n in the ceramic engineering community for his early work on glass-bonded mica materials, which are used for dielectrics and bioceramics, and for his pioneering efforts on thermal shock of ceramic materials. More recently his research focused on ceramic matrix composites, other structural ceramics and refractory ceramics. He also directed a program on refractories for the handling of molten steel. Dr. Moore was past president of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, the Ceramic Educational Council and Keramos. a national professional society. He was also vice president of UNITECR, an international refractories research organization.
Daniel Kennedy, CE’26, veteran of both W orld W ars Col. Daniel Kennedy, CE’26. a veteran of both World Wars and one of Missouri's oldest veterans, died March 7. 2003. at Cox Medical Center in Springfield. Mo., just two days after his 103rd birthday. A resident of Rolla's Ozark Residential Care Center, Col. Kennedy defied his mother's wishes at 17 by lying about his age and enlisting in the Missouri National Guard in May 1917. His regiment arrived in France in May 1918, and he fought in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the final great battle of the war. and was wounded twice. Described as the consummate "citizen-soldier" by Maj. Gen. John Havens, retired adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard. Col. Kennedy was a cartographer in civilian life, working for the U.S. Geological Survey in Rolla. But when the U.S. entered World War II he became eager to re-enter military service. Despite his warwound disabilities and age. Col. Kennedy convinced the Army to let him re-enlist. He was eventually assigned to Gen. George Patton's Third Army as chief mapmaker and lieutenant colonel. In 1944. he helped uncover the location of German artillery used to launch night attacks on Americans in France. On Patton's impatient orders, he pinpointed the location of the railroad car on the map so it could be destroyed. Patton awarded Col. Kennedy a Bronze Star on the spot. A Grubstaker and member of Theta Tan Omega while attending MSM-UMR. Col. Kennedy also received a professional degree from MSM in 1935 and an honorary doctorate in 1949. In 1998, Kennedy published his book Surveying the Century. At age 99. he received the French Legion of Honor for his service in France during World War I. Memorial contributions may be made to the Catholic Newman Center at UMR. 1607 North Rolla Street, Rolla, MO 65401.
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Wilfred W. Westerfeld, ChE, tSept. 10,2002
1936 Milton H. Rau, NDD, fAug. 15, 2000
1937 Sue T. Brannock, NDD, fJan. 12, 2002 John M. Dewey, CE, was a professional engineer for the Missouri Water Resources Division in Jefferson City, Mo., until 1956. He then worked as a federal projects engineer for the Kansas Water Board in Topeka until his retirement in 1981. Dewey was a World War II veteran, having served in the Army as a lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Jefferson City for more than 60 years and a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. fFeb. 9, 2003
1938 Frank N. Goodrich, CE, was a member of ASCE while attending MSM-UMR. He worked for Southern California Gas Co. until his retirement after 37 years as manager of the engineering department in Los Angeles, tMarch 29, 2003
1940 William A. Enderson, ChE, was a member of the Glider Club, Board of Control, AIChE, Alpha Chi Sigma and Sigma Xi while attending MSM-UMR. tNov. 26, 2000
1942 Leonard Bolz, CerE, was a member of Tech Club and ACS while attending MSMUMR. After graduation, he moved to Washington, D.C., M m and began a 38-year career with the National Bureau of Standards, now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology. During World War II, Bolz was part of a team that developed glass coatings for aircraft exhausts. In 1977, he received the NBS Bronze Medal Award for contributions to improve the performance of polymeric material. fSept. 20, 2002
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