Ernest Edmund Brydone Jack

Nicknames/Other names:

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts (1891) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
• Civil Engineering (1894) - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

Distinctions: Honorary Doctor of Science, UNB, 1926

Dates Employed: 1901 - 1905

Faculty: Engineering

Department: Civil Engineering

Position(s) held:

• Dean of Engineering (1902 - 1905)
• Professor of Civil Engineering (1901 - 1905)

Activities/Contributions:

• Professor Jack was named the honorary president of the University Athletic Association.
• He was involved in the founding of the Engineering Society

Notes: 

• Ernest Edmund Brydone Jack was the son of William Brydone Jack.
• Delivered the Valedictory Address at Encaenia 1891.
• Jack left UNB abruptly in 1905 after an unsuccessful attempt to secure a raise of $300 per year.

Sources:

• University Monthly, vol. 24, no. 5, March 1905, p. 155-56.

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