Maxwell Upson
Maxwell Mayhew Upson (1876–1969),[1] was a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees for over 35 years.
Upson graduated in 1899 from Cornell with a bachelor's degree in engineering. Upson was elected to the Sphinx Head Society as a senior. Upson's research contributed to the development of prestressed concrete.[2]
He was awarded the Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1940.[3]
At the bequest of his widow, Upson is the namesake of Upson Hall on the Cornell campus. The building originally cost $1,988,083 and was designed by the architects Perkins and Will of Chicago and was finished in 1958. The building houses the Departments of Computer Science and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.[4] A professorship named for him at Princeton Theological Seminary is currently held by Mark Lewis Taylor.
Notes
- ^ "Maxwell Mayhew Upson Portrait". Cornell University. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge". www.asce.org. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Franklin Laureate Database - Edward Longstreth Medal 1940 Laureates". Franklin Institute. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ "Search Pages". Cornell University.