Gerald J. Caspary,
P.E., R.L.S., Class of '43
Dean Gerald J. Caspary, a 1943 civil engineering
graduate of Michigan Tech, was Dean of MTU's School of Applied
Technology and a Professor of Civil Engineering. Jerry was
a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering from
1946 until 1965. He was made Head of the Department of Applied
Technology in 1969 and became the first Dean of the School
of Technology in 1975 - a position he held until he retired
in 1984. As a faculty member, he was an active, inspiring,
and enthusiastic teacher. He was a leader in Chi Epsilon.
He was instrumental in the installation of the Michigan Tech
Chapter when it was chartered in 1948, and he became its first
faculty advisor. He was elected Midwestern District Councilor
and became a member of the Supreme Council of Chi Epsilon
from 1958 to 1966. The Chapter hosted the 1960 National Conclave.
He was a member of ASCE and an Honor Member of Chi Epsilon.
He was president and member of the U.P. Society of Registered
Land Surveyors and a member of the State Examination Committee
for Registered Land Surveyors. In other service to Michigan
Tech, he helped organize the Huskies Booster club and was
elected to MTU's Sports Hall of Fame. |
