Robert (Bob) D. Dryden died Saturday, July 6. He was the chairman of Industrial Engineering Department at WSU during 1977-1979. From WSU, he went on to be the chairman of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech (VPI&SU). He then was the dean of engineering at Portland State University for about 13 years before he stepped out to be a professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management. It was during Mr. Dryden's deanship that the Portland State University School of Engineering became the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the Engineering Management Program became the Department of Engineering and Technology Management. While serving as the dean of Maseeh College, Mr. Dryden also had the dual responsibility as the vice chancellor for engineering for the Oregon University System for several years. The Dryden Drop Tower for aerospace research in the atrium of PSU Engineering Building is named after him. Mr. Dryden is survived by his wife Jean and son Bobby in Lubbock, Texas, daughter Julie in Blacksburg, Va., and grandchildren.
