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Kenneth A. Roe
Pages 184-189

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From page 185...
... and the American Society for Engineering Education and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Institute of Engineers of Australia, and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers of Great Britain. He received honorary doctorates from Manhattan College and Stevens Institute of Technology.
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From page 186...
... Under his direction, Burns and Roe has been responsible for the design, engineering, and construction of some of the world's largest and most innovative power generating plants, both fossilfueled and nuclear. He was personally involved in building the first demonstration nuclear power plant at Shippingport, Pennsylvania, and his company had a major role in the design and construction of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Station for Jersey Central Power and Light as well as the Clinch River liquidmetal fast breeder reactor demonstration plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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From page 187...
... As one small example, I remember a breakfast meeting of the members of the executive committee of ASME during which he persuaded them to fund the first congressional fellowship sponsored by an engineering society. His service as president so convinced him of the importance of communication with the general public that in 1972 he endowed ASME's Ralph Coats Roe Medal, named for his father and given annually to an individual "for significant contribution to a better public understanding and appreciation of the engineer's worth to contemporary society." Typical of the breadth of his vision, he specified that the award be made independently of the profession or society affiliation of the recipient.
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From page 188...
... The ASME recognized his contributions by awarding him the Edwin F Church Medal for eminent service in increasing the value of mechanical engineering education.
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