| 词条 | William H. Glenn |
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| name = William H. Glenn | image = William H Glenn 1925.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 1872 | birth_place = Cave Spring, Georgia | death_date = 1940 (aged 68) | death_place = | nationality = | known_for = | alma_mater = Georgia Institute of Technology | employer = Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Georgia Railway and Electric Company Southeastern Compress and Warehouse Company | occupation = }} William H. Glenn (1872–1940) was an 1891 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and president of the Southeastern Compress and Warehouse Company. Early life and educationGlenn was born in 1872 in Cave Spring, Georgia. He was the first person to register at Georgia Tech and was a member of the school's second ever graduating class in 1891 with a B.A. in science.[1][2] CareerGlenn initially worked for the Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway as an inspector, purchasing agent, and assistant superintendent.[3] Glenn was a vice president and manager of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, and was later president of the Southeastern Compress and Warehouse Company until 1939.[1] Memberships and legacyGlenn was also a member of the Capital City Club, Atlanta Rotary Club, and the Atlanta Athletic Club.[1] He was an honorary member of Phi Kappa Phi and the ANAK Society.[2] He was the first president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association in 1921, a trustee of Georgia Tech, and was a recipient of a Georgia Tech Distinguished Service Award.[4][5] He is the namesake for Glenn Hall on the Georgia Tech campus, which was built in 1947.[6] The William H. Glenn Fellowship Fund at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is also named for him.[7] {{Clear}}References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://portal.library.gatech.edu/vufind/Record/618583/Details#tabnav|title=William H. Glenn Papers|publisher=Georgia Tech Library|accessdate=2011-11-06}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Glenn, William H}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://history.library.gatech.edu/items/show/1256|title=William H. Glenn|work=Georgia Tech History Digital Portal|publisher=Georgia Tech Library|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 3. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEATAAAAYAAJ&q=william+h+glenn+1872+1940&dq=william+h+glenn+1872+1940&hl=en&ei=g_O2TtS6EqXnsQKh87HlAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA|title=The Atlanta Historical Bulletin|volume=20|page=114|year=1976|publisher=Atlanta Historical Society|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/finding-aids/view?docId=ead/MS007-ead/MS007-ead.xml|title=Finding Aid: William H. Glenn Papers|publisher=Georgia Tech Library|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 5. ^{{ cite book | last = Brittain | first = Marion L. | authorlink = Marion L. Brittain | title = The Story of Georgia Tech | publisher = University of North Carolina Press | year = 1948 | location = Chapel Hill, NC | url=https://archive.org/stream/storyofgeorgiate008533mbp/storyofgeorgiate008533mbp_djvu.txt }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://data.space.gatech.edu/fac.cfm?fac=016|title=Glenn, William H. Residence Hall|publisher=Georgia Tech Capital Planning & Space Management|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.me.gatech.edu/giving/endowments.shtml|title=Endowments|publisher=George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering|accessdate=2011-11-06}} 3 : Georgia Institute of Technology alumni|1872 births|1940 deaths |
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