Abstract :
At a joint meeting of the four Founder Societies, Civil, Mechanical, Mining and Electrical Engineers, on the evening of Monday, March 23, 1925, the John Fritz Medal for 1925 was presented to John Frank Stevens for his great achievements as a civil engineer, particularly in planning and organizing for the construction of the Panama Canal; as a builder of railroads, and as administrator of the Chinese Eastern Railway. John R. Freeman, past-president of the A. S. C. E. and A. S. M. E. presided. The presentation was made by Charles F. Rand, past-president of the A. I. M. E. Addresses were made by Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern Railway Company and Roland S. Norris, former ambassador to Japan.
