For years, engineering students had wished for a place to call their own, and May 24, 2004, their wish came true with the dedication of the J. Robert Mann Jr. Engineering Student Center.

The alumnus to whom they can be grateful for it is J. Robert Mann, Jr. '51 BE, President of E-J Electric Installation Co., Long Island City, NY.

The new Center is located on the first floor of Dunham Laboratory and opens out on a courtyard with inviting blue tables under blue umbrellas.

Mr. Mann was accompanied to the dedication of the new Center by Mrs. Mann, their daughter, and four grandchildren. 

The man of the hour: J. Robert Mann, Jr. '51 BE

Dean Paul A. Fleury addresses a standing-room only crowd
at the dedication

Former Dean D. Allan Bromley is on the right; preserving the ceremonies for the family album is Ms. Margaret Mann Berenblum

Mr. and Mrs. Mann, Jr. surrounded by grandchildren 

Mr. Mann's turn to speak...

...to an appreciative audience

Time to cut the cake (with the Yale Engineering logo)

What could that be? Mrs. Mann and a granddaughter 

Enjoying the occasion: Prof. Robert Grober, Prof. Mitchell Smooke,
Prof. Peter Schultheiss and, in the background, Prof. Roman Kuc 

Enjoying the occasion no less: Prof. Rimas Vaisnys '56, Andrew Shimp, 
Engineering Librarian, Prof. Peter Kindlmann '66 Ph.D., Richard 
Bascom, Engineering Senior Administrator, Prof. Emeritus Werner 
Wolf, John Marano '69 Ph.D.