Mr.
Hugh Winn
Mr.
Hugh Winn was born in St. Louis Missouri in April 1918. He
attended Michigan Tech and graduated with a BS in Chemical
Engineering in 1940. Hugh, the son of a Civil Engineer, had
three brothers, two of who attended Michigan Tech, one in
Mining Engineering and the other in Electrical Engineering.
Following graduation, Hugh joined Dow Chemical Company where
he worked on the development of Saran. During the Second World
War, Hugh was an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
and Director of the plastics laboratory at Case Western Reserve
University. While at Case Western, Hugh completed his MS in
1944 and his Ph.D. in 1948, both in Chemical Engineering.
In 1949 Hugh joined the Physical and Chemical Research Laboratory
of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. He worked for Firestone
until 1955 when he joined the General Electric Company where
he worked for the next 25 years. His early work was focused
on missile re-entry systems at the GE Missile Division in
Schenectady, NY and Philadelphia, PA. In 1959 he was made
Manager of Research Operations and Application Engineering
and then Manager of Data Processing and Computation in Philadelphia.
Shortly thereafter, he moved to Schenectady and later to Richmond
Heights, OH as Manager of Engineering for the lamp and glass
department. He was Manager of Engineering Tactical Programs
for the GE lamp glass department when he retired in 1980.
Hugh married Martha Merila from Hancock in 1939 and they had
three sons. Martha passed away in 1992 after 53 years of marriage.
Hugh is a life Trustee of the Michigan Tech Fund, a member
of the Presidents Club, and the Second Center Society. He
endowed the Martha and Hugh Winn Scholarship in 1993. Dr.
Hugh Winn passed away in January 2001. |
