Save the Date!

 

The Carl A. Westerdahl Forum

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

 

Making the Connection:

Rensselaer Graduates

Who Built Bridges over the Hudson

 

 

Join the Friends of the Folsom Library for the inaugural

Carl A. Westerdahl Forum.

Dr. Frank Griggs ’56, engineer, bridge restorer and historian, is the featured speaker. He and a panel of experts including George Christian, will highlight the role Rensselaer alumni played in the growth of bridge design locally and nationwide in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

 

Lunchtime Presentation

12 noon – 1 p.m.

"Civil Engineering Training at Rensselaer

in the Late 1800s"

Russell Sage Dining Hall

Lunch to be offered

 

 

Evening Presentation

6 – 7 p.m.

"Crossing the Hudson: Capital Region Bridges"

Reception to follow

Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Auditorium

 

 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Folsom Library

 

 

The Carl A. Westerdahl Forum memorializes the creative contributions made by Carl A. Westerdahl (1937-2013), former dean, director, and historian at Rensselaer, through programs that explore education, history, art, architecture, engineering, and science as they relate to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Program details will follow. 

 For more information, contact Adrienne Birchler,

Folsom Library, 518-276-8329.

           Please share this announcement with all individuals and organizations you think would be interested.

 

Adrienne Birchler

Coordinator
Friends of the Folsom Library