| 词条 | William O. Hotchkiss |
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BiographyHe was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin[2] on September 17, 1878. He earned a geology degree in 1903, a civil engineering degree in 1908 and a Ph.D. in 1916, all from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3] He served as state geologist in Wisconsin from 1909 to 1925. He wrote publications including Rural Highways of Wisconsin, Limestone Road Materials of Wisconsin, and Geological and Road Map of Wisconsin and served on several state and federal geology committees, as well as president of the Association of American State Geologists.[4] The Wisconsin state highway commission was created during his tenure and he served on it between 1911-1925.[5] In 1925, he was appointed president of the Michigan Mining School. During his tenure, the school added programs in chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering and a program in forestry.[6] In 1927, the school changed its name to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology and is now known as Michigan Technological University.[7] In 1935, he was appointed president of Rensselaer. In 1943, he retired at the age of 65 but remained president emeritus.[2] He died on June 20, 1954.[2] References1. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Dr. Hotchkiss Named President of R.P.I.; Head of College in Michigan to Succeed Dr. Ricketts, Who Died in December. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1935/06/17/archives/dr-hotchkiss-named-president-of-rpi-head-of-college-in-michigan-to.html |quote=Dr. William Otis Hotchkiss, president of Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton, Mich., has been elected president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the board of trustees announced tonight. He will take up his duties in September.|newspaper=Associated Press in the New York Times |date=June 17, 1935 |accessdate=2011-03-19 }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Dr. William Hotchkiss |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5425246/william_o_hotchkiss_18781954/|newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette |date=June 22, 1954|page=13|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 30, 2016}} {{Open access}} 3. ^William O. Hotchkiss 4. ^History of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey: Part 2 5. ^"Takes R.P.I. Post Tuesday", New York Times, September 1, 1935 6. ^MichiganTech History 7. ^Michigan Tech Magazine, December 2005 {{s-start}} {{s-aca}} {{s-bef|before=Fred W. McNair}} {{s-ttl|title=President of Michigan Technological University|years=1925 – 1935}} {{s-aft|after=Grover C. Dillman}} {{s-bef|before=Palmer C. Ricketts}} {{s-ttl|title=President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute|years=1935 – 1943}} {{s-aft|after=Livingston W. Houston}} {{end}}{{Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute presidents}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hotchkiss, William O.}} 6 : Presidents of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute|1878 births|1954 deaths|Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni|People from Eau Claire, Wisconsin|University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni |
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