Vice Chairman of the Board, Chrysler Corporation
Honorary Doctor of Engineering
1944
Citation:
Vice Chairman of the Board of the Chrysler Corporation, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Engineering of the University of Michigan; who, by his industry, resourcefulness and engineering genius, has advanced to distinction in the automotive engineering profession; who, as head of the Chrysler Engineering Research Laboratories and Chairman of the Board of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering, has zealously promoted the spirit and practice of research and directed major engineering developments in motor car design and construction; who in these recent years has contributed significantly in the gigantic task of converting the activity and vast resources of the Chrysler Corporation to full scale war production, thus hastening the day of victory for our country and its allies. Is recommended for the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering. Commencement, University of Detroit, May 31, 1944.