- Walker Lee Cisler
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birth_place =Marietta, Ohio
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footnotes =Walker Lee Cisler (
Marietta, Ohio , October 8, 1897 - October 18, 1994) was a noted Americanengineer , business executive, and a founding member of theNational Academy of Engineering .Cisler received a degree in
mechanical engineering fromCornell University in 1922. He was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year. He held a variety of positions at the Public Service Electric and Gas Company inNew Jersey , before being named in 1941 as chief of the Equipment Production Branch at the U.S.War Production Board . In mid-1943 he became chief engineer of power plants forDetroit Edison , but was granted leave of absence to become chief of public utilities forSupreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force with responsibility for rebuilding electrical power plants in Europe. In this role, he served inSicily , visitedRussia , and in August 1944 enteredParis with GeneralCharles de Gaulle . By 1945 the French electric system was generating more power than it had before the war.After the war, Cisler returned to
Detroit Edison as chief engineer, where he subsequently became executive vice president (1948), president (1951), chief executive officer (1954), and chairman of the board (1964). In 1967, Cisler became interested in supporting Northern Michigan University’s business programs. As a result of this, the University renamed the school of business the "Walker L. Cisler College of Business". The name remains today.He was active in the early development of
nuclear power , serving as executive secretary to theAtomic Energy Commission 's Industrial Advisory Group in 1947-1948, and first president of theAtomic Industrial Forum . In 1991 theAmerican Nuclear Society established a prize in honor of his contributions to development offast breeder reactor s.Cisler was a founding member of the
National Academy of Engineering , and a fellow of theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ,American Institute of Management , andAmerican Nuclear Society . He served as president of theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers ,Engineers Joint Council , andEdison Electric Institute , and received awards from theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers ,Western Society of Engineers ,American Institute of Consulting Engineers ,National Society of Professional Engineers , and theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers .References
* [http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5427&page=48 National Academy of Engineering memorial tribute]
* [http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/Business/SiteSections/AboutUs/History.shtml Northern Michigan University Walker L. Cisler College of Business History]
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