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Ralph E. Fadum
Ralph E. Fadum
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FADUM, Emeritus Dean of Engineering at North Carolina State University, died of natural causes at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh on July 12, 2000. He was 87 years old.
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His 29-year tenure as an engineering professor and administrator coincided with the great expansion of American engineering education in the 1960s and 1970s. Ralph provided leadership and guidance for the phenomenal growth of engineering programs at North Carolina State University, especially in enrollment, faculty, and graduate and research programs.
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As a consultant, he was involved in solving many complex geotechnical problems, such as the construction of airfields in Greenland; the Alaska pipeline; launch facilities for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Project; the development of the road test program of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; landslide stabilization for the Panama Canal; the construction of underground ICBM missile silos that could withstand nuclear blast effects; and the development of foundation requirements for radar stations in the North American Defense System. A long-time member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
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He led the North Carolina State University Faculty Athletics Council for 12 years, served twice as president of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and served a four-year term as vice president of District 3 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Ralph was a caring and civic-minded person.
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