chemistry, was the retired president and chief executive officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Operating Services. He earned a doctorate from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and wrote the book, "A Photoelectric Method for Alpha Amylase Determination." A loyal supporter of NDSU, he established a scholarship endowment in 2007 in memory of his late wife, Doris, BS ’50, home economics, to benefit students in the NDSU College of Human Development and Education. He lived in San Rafael, California.