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Professorship Honoree Passes Away
IKY Y. EAST
Photo from 1934 Gumbo |
The Gordon A. and Mary Cain Department of Chemical
Engineering has lost one of its most distinguished alumni
and a great supporter of the program. Isaac "Ike" Young East
passed away on November 30, 2000, at his home in Spanish Fort,
Alabama. A native of Zachary, Louisiana, Mr. East graduated
from LSU in 1924, with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering;
and in 1997, an endowed professorship was established in his
name at the LSU Department of Chemical Engineering. |
Ike East (top left) belonged to the Psi Chapter
of Alpha Chi Sigma, the National Professional Chemistry Fraternity.
Ike East graduated top of his class from LSU and in his master's
studies at Ohio State University. After his graduation from Ohio
State, Mr. East began working for International Paper, managing
a number of mills in the South until his retirement in 1965. He
also oversaw the start-up of IP's rayon plant in Natchez, Mississippi
in 1950, and served as that plant's first manager. In recognition
for his contributions to the chemical engineering industry, Mr.
East received an Honorary Degree from the University of Alabama
and served as an adjunct faculty member there from 1964 to 1966.
According to his family, Mr. East believed that engineers should
be active in their communities, in addition to working toward
academic and industrial excellence. He was a member of the LSU
Foundation for many years, and was quite active in Alumni Association
activities wherever he lived. His nephew-in-law, Robert Bujol
(B.S. 1943), says that Mr. East told him several times that "the
support of the LSU Faculty was instrumental in his academic achievements
and his success in his industry assignments." One of Mr. East's
most notable industry accomplishments was his 1966 honorary membership
in the LSU Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership
honor society, in recognition of Mr. East's leadership in business.
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Dr. K. T. Valsaraj
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Dr. K.T. Valsaraj currently holds the Ike
East Professorship, and has already established a reputation
as one of the leading environmental engineers in the country.
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| John Collier, the first
recipient of the Ike East Professorship is now chairman
of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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John Collier with Ike East in 1999
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Joint founder of Ike East Professorship
passes away
Eugenia East Bujol, wife of Robert Bujol (B.S. 1948), passed
away on April 23, 2001. Mr. and Mrs. Bujol established the Ike
East Professorship to honor Mrs. Bujol's uncle, Isaac "Ike" East
for his outstanding leadership skills and his accomplishments
at LSU. We in the Chemical Engineering department extend our deepest
sympathies to the Bujol family, and will miss the support and
generosity of Mrs. Bujol.
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