Dear Colleagues,

I met Diane, Lyle’s younger daughter, on December 30 – she stopped by Forney Hall to collect some pictures and other personal items.  I understand the plan is that he will be cremated soon (according to his wishes), and the family will hold a memorial service mid to late January.  She will inform me about the latter and I will let you know.

Arvind

From: che-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu [mailto:che-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Varma, Arvind
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:10 PM
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Cc: Kokini, Klod; Jamieson, Leah H.
Subject: [Che-faculty-list] Prof. Lyle Albright

Dear Colleagues,

I am deeply saddened to inform that Prof. Lyle Albright (born May 3, 1921) passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec 27 at his apartment in the Westminster Health Care facility.  He receive all his degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan:  BS (1943), MS (1944), PhD (1950).  Following a few years on the ChE faculty at the University of Oklahoma (1951-55), he joined our School in Fall 1955 as Associate Professor, was promoted to Professor rank in 1958, and reached Emeritus status in May 1991.  He remained active in retirement, came to School daily, and regularly published articles in archival journals – in fact, he has one article currently in press.  His scholarly contributions include some 231 articles in archival journals and several books, including “Albright’s Chemical Engineering Handbook,” published by Taylor and Frances in 2009.

During his career, Lyle received a number of recognitions, including our School’s Shreve Prize three times, the College’s Potter Award in 1988, and AIChE’s Van Antwerpen Award in 2003.

The funeral arrangements are pending.  Lyle is survived by two daughters and their families.  Any messages to his family can be sent to:

The family of Prof. Lyle Albright

P.O. Box 2257

West Lafayette, IN 47996  (Pl note special zip code)

He will be sorely missed by countless admiring students, staff, and faculty colleagues.

Arvind

Arvind Varma

R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor

Head, School of Chemical Engineering

Purdue University