Cherry Logan Emerson (engineer)

Cherry Logan Emerson, Sr. (1888–1959) was an American engineer and academic administrator.

Cherry L. Emerson
Emerson (second from left) in 1949
Born	1888 Tunnel Hill, Georgia, U.S.
Died	1959
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology

Education

Emerson graduated from Georgia Tech with two bachelor's degrees: one in mechanical engineering (1908) and one in electrical engineering (1909).^[1] He was also a charter member of Georgia Tech's ANAK Society, Editor-in-Chief of the Blueprint, and a brother of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.^[2][3]

Career

After many years in the electrical power industry, Emerson returned to Georgia Tech as the dean of the School of Engineering in 1945.^[4] He was soon appointed vice president in charge of expansion; under his leadership, the Georgia Tech physical plant doubled in size between 1948 and 1955. Emerson left Georgia Tech in 1955 and died in 1959.^[1]

Emerson's son, Cherry Logan Emerson, Jr. was a successful chemist, businessman, and philanthropist. Emerson's father was William Henry Emerson, the first dean of Georgia Tech.^[1]