Word: awarders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Edward William Bok, famed donor of the $100,000 Peace Award, put himself to much expense to secure a practical peace plan. Now one Frank Hendricks, a Manhattan lawyer, has attempted to put Mr. Bok to more expense. Mr. Hendricks submitted one of some 22,000 unsuccessful plans in the Peace Award contest. Last week he attempted to file suit against Mr. Bok for $1,100,000-$100,000 for the prize he didn't receive, $1,000,000 for the publicity he didn't get. The attempt failed because of a legal technicality...
...Governing Boards of Harvard University have granted 182 degrees in the annual midyear award announced by the University, 9 of these being conferred with honors. This is 31 more than were awarded a year ago, in February...
Edison Medal. The most coveted scientific award in America is probably the Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, awarded annually for "meritorious achievement in electricity." The Edison Medal for 1923 was awarded to John William Lieb, operating Vice President of the New York Edison Co., who has made New York the model light and power city of the world. Over 30 years ago, when Lieb was just out of Stevens Tech, he got a job with Thomas A. Edison. The firm had a contract to build a great electrical plant in Italy. "Send Lieb," said Edison...
...annual winter track carnival, the purpose of which is to discover new material, will be held Wednesday at Soldiers Field. A special feature of the meet will be a relay race between the CRIMSON, the Lampoon, and the Advocate, scheduled for 3 o'clock. The H.A.A. will award gold, silver, and bronze medals to the winners of each event...
...Bessemer Gold Medal for 1924, "in recognition of eminent services in the advancement of the Science of the Metallurgy of Iron and Steel," has been awarded to Professor Albert Sauveur, professor of metallurgy and metallography in the University, it was announced yesterday. The medal, which is the highest award available in the field of steel metallurgy, has not been awarded to an American metallurgist for 29 years...