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Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation’s oldest technological university. Our university promotes excellence across a broad continuum of disciplines—from engineering and biotechnology to athletics and the arts.
He was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), class of 1922 earning a degree in mechanical engineering, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. Jonsson married Margaret Fonde in Knoxville, Tennessee on 8 February 1923 and together they had three children.
We combine a strong engineering tradition of problem solving with a high level of scholarship and research. For over 50 years, we have produced outstanding academics, industry leaders and research scientists.
Rensselaer Institute is officially renamed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Additional requirements for the civil engineering degree extends the course to four years.
J. Erik Jonsson, a Rensselaer alumnus of the class of 1922 and co-founder of Texas Instruments, along with his wife Margaret, did much to improve the appearance and facilities of RPI. Their first major contribution came in 1961 when they gifted the institute and led to the construction of the Science Center, on a twenty-acre site of land that ...
This is a list of people associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including presidents, institute leaders, trustees, alumni, professors and researchers. For a list of the highest elected student leaders at RPI see: List of RPI Grand Marshals.
Polytechnic. Photograph Collection. Preserving and sharing Rensselaer’s cultural heritage in a variety of digital formats that illuminate the Institute’s intellectual and historical achievements and highlight the work of groundbreaking visionaries. History. Published Rensselaer Histories. RPI Players. Postcards.
