Abstract :
From time immemorial it has been the custom of social groups to appraise their most distinguished members and in one way or another to declare to the world their appraisals. It is peculiarly fitting that in a period in which, with increasing emphasis, the engineering profession has been discussing the social status of the engineer, we should address ourselves to the granting of the Hoover Medal to one who, in the highest sense, represents the qualities held in esteem by his colleagues.
