The URI community and the College of Engineering were deeply saddened by the death of Edmund V. Marshall in December 2003. Ed’s quick wit, great personality, and sense of camaraderie, made him a welcome addition to any gathering, and he frequently livened the Engineering Advisory Council meetings, in which he participated as a member for more than a decade.
Ed was born in New York and received a B.S. from Notre Dame, and an M.S. from Purdue. His career included positions at United Technology (UTC) as vice president of the Hamilton Standard Division in Windsor Locks, Conn., and president of the Pratt and Whitney Government Products Division in West Palm Beach, Fla. On leaving UTC, he became a group vice president of Textron for eight years.
Ed was an organizer of the Executive Service Corps of Rhode Island, chairman of its board of directors, and served in the corps for 15 years as a management consultant to non-profit organizations. He was a member of the URI Foundation Board of Trustees, a member of the endowed professorship committee and the Foundation Patent Committee. He was instrumental in initiating URI’s Distinguished Engineering Professorship program in 1995, and strongly believed that attracting and retaining high-caliber faculty who serve as models of engineering excellence enhances the quality of higher education.
Ed and his wife, Dorothy, created an endowment for the College of Engineering Program Support. In addition, they established an endowment for Annual Engineering Faculty Excellence Awards. Anyone wishing to contribute to either of those endowments in memory of Ed, please send checks payable to the URI Foundation or contact Robert Clough at 401-874-2162 or rclough@advance.uri.edu
Ed is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and four sons. Ed’s family has dedicated a Web site in his memory:
http://members.cox.net/evmarsh