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CLYDE E. KESLER
Pages 176-179

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From page 177...
... After the war, he served until 1946 in the US Army Corps of Engineers Reserves with the ultimate rank of major. He received his UIUC MS degree in 1946 in civil engineering with an emphasis on structural engineering.
From page 178...
... Kesler achieved national and international fame when, in 1970, instead of having his concrete class cast the usual cylinders and small beams, he challenged them to build a concrete canoe as a class project. A year later Purdue joined in the building and racing competition, and the concept thereafter blossomed nationally and internationally, today involving thousands of college students worldwide.
From page 179...
... Kesler died December 30, 2011, in Champaign County, Illinois. He will be sorely missed by his family and colleagues.


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