Harrison Streeter
Professor Emeritus
| BS |
Div. of Special Services/War Veteran, |
University of Illinois |
1949 |
| LLB |
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University of Illinois |
1951 |
| BS |
Mechanical Engineering |
University of Illinois |
1962 |
| MS |
Industrial Engineering |
University of Illinois |
1965 |
| PhD |
Industrial Engineering |
University of Iowa |
1967 |
After serving in the U.S. Navy as a Petty Officer Third Class from June 1944 to June 1946, Harrison Streeter enrolled in a special bachelor's degree program designed for returning veterans. He then obtained a law degree and practiced law from 1951 to 1956, at which time he joined the Department of General Engineering as an instructor to teach GE 292 (now GE 400), Engineering Law. He also began working on his BS degree in mechanical engineering. He continued his academic studies and obtained his BS in mechanical engineering in 1962 and an MS in mechanical engineering in 1965. He then took a two-year leave of absence to obtain a PhD in industrial engineering in 1967 from the University of Iowa.
In 1963, he organized the General Engineering Honor Society, Gamma Epsilon, and was it's faculty adviser until his retirement. In 1961, he was the first editior of the GE Alumni Newsletter. In 1962, he established the course GE 282, Patent Law.
His research interests were in the fields of tacile sentsitivity and professional liability. In 1988, John Wiley & Sons published his book, Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers. He also co-authored an engineering graphics workbook.
In 1988, Streeter was awarded the College of Engineering Stanley H. Pierce Award for outstanding teaching. He was active in a wide range of professional and honorary societies. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1968. He had a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (now Mechanical Science and Engineering).
As an interesting side-light, he and Jerry S. Dobrovolny were office mates prior to Dobrovolny becoming Department Head. At one of the College of Engineering Open House programs, Dobrovolny suggested that Streeter ask Dobrovolny's secretary for a date. He did, and they were subsequently married prior to his going to Iowa for his PhD program. His wife went along and while there she completed her BS in education. Upon returning to Illinois, she taught high school in Mahomet, Illinois.
Streeter retired in August 1990. Since his retirement, he has continued during the summers advising incoming freshmen to the College of Engineering.
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