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  • Article Pays Homage to Heronemus and the Enormous Impact of UMass on Wind Energy

    The November 28 issue of E&E News offers a stirring tribute to William E. Heronemus, considered the “father of modern wind power.”

    Article Pays Homage to Heronemus and the Enormous Impact of UMass on Wind Energy

  • G.E. Apprentice Program

    This joint apprentice program between the GE operation in Pittsfield and the UMass College of Engineering in Amherst was a pioneering industry-university partnership that afforded highly qualified high school graduates a full scholarship to UMass along with practical work experience in the GE plant.

    G.E. Apprentice Program

  • A Pioneer Among Graduates

    A July 2010 interview with Bob (Class of 1949) and Jean Raymond who witnessed first-hand the birth of the engineering school.

    A Pioneer Among Graduates

Oral Histories

Historical Documents

Scanned archival documents

George A. Marston, 1977

1977 George A. Marston Interview Transcript »

Merrit White exam for grad student Joseph Marcus (1949)
First UMass engineering alumni newsletter (May 1969)
George Marston’s speech upon the naming of Marston Hall
Joseph Goldstein remarks at the 1993 Engineering convocation
Letter from Irene Clarke (1991)
Story and remarks from Gunness dedication (1949)

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Sources

Photographs are courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst and the College of Engineering archives.  

Content written/provided by the Special Collections and University Archives, Cheryl Brooks, Charlie Creekmore, Heather Demers, Sarah Harvey, and Lauren Rubenstein.  

Cited sources:

  • New York Times archive