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Henry R. Linden 1922-2009
Henry R. Linden 1922-2009
Pages 276-281
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Henry was expected to pursue his studies diligently, but enjoyed spending his free time outdoors in the Boy scouts and on his own. He learned to ski the alps when a day's ski outing consisted of eight hours of strenuous climbing and one hour of exhilaration on the way down.
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after proving himself academically, Henry transferred to georgia institute of Technology, where he changed his major to chemical engineering and graduated at the top of his class in 1944. That same year he married dorothy Jenks and returned to New york to work for socony Vacuum (later Mobil oil)
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Most recently, he was appointed the Max Mcgraw distinguished Professor of chemical engineering, director of the iiT energy + Power center, and member of the advisory boards for the iiT department of chemical and Biological engineering and the Wanger institute for sustainable energy research (Wiser)
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and world energy issues throughout his lifetime and was revered for his uncanny ability to bridge the communication gap between key stakeholders in productive energy policy development. for this reason he was tapped to serve on several federal advisory bodies dealing with energy policy, technology, and regulation, beginning with the Kennedy administration, and held a presidential appointment during the ford administration.
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setting aside his more intellectual pursuits, he enjoyed picking up a spade on summer weekends to work the soil and plant a tree, secure in his knowledge of the long-term benefits that can grow from a little extra effort today. But in the cold Wisconsin winter, strapping on his cross country skis for yet another foray up the hills that surrounded the farmhouse, Henry truly came full circle, his boyhood passion for hard work still driving him to mark new trails -- in a long life defined by self-set challenges well met.
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