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ALLISON W.F. 31.03. 1870 Elgin MN/USA 07.07. 1927 Seattle WA/USA William Franklin Allison received the BS degree in 1897 from Purdue University, West Lafayette IN. After the Spanish-American War he was sent to the Philippines Islands as engineer officer. Returning to the USA in 1899, Major Allison conducted general engineering in South Dakota, taking then graduate work at South Dakota State College, Brookings SD, receiving in 1904 the civil engineering degree from Cornell University, Ithaca NY. He was appointed instructor of civil engineering then at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, and was promoted to professor of civil engineering in 1905. He acted besides as consultant in projects involving water-works, sewers, and irrigation problems, serving in addition as city engineer of Golden from 1908 to 1911. Allison entered in 1912 a private practice as civil and sanitary engineer at Portland OR. He was appointed professor of hydraulic and sanitary engineering at the University of Oregon, Corvallis OR, in 1913, but already in 1914 accepted the position of professor of municipal and highway engineering at University of Washington, Seattle WA, which position he held until his death. In parallel he served from 1914 to 1917 the Washington State Board of Health. He went to France with the American Expeditionary Forces from 1917 to 1919, acting among others as engineer within the Peace Commission in Paris. After return to Seattle he served as president of the Western Washington Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE in 1923, and was member of the special committee on irrigation hydraulics from 1922 to 1927. It was also in this field and in sanitary engineering, in which he published various articles. He further was member of the American Public Health Association APHA, and the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. Allison was described as a peace-loving, whole-souled man, loved and respected by all who were privileged to know him. Allison, W.F. (1922). Sewage disposal for suburban homes and for isolated institutions. University of Washington: Seattle WA. Allison, W.F. (1928). Stream pollution in the Pacific Northwest. Trans. ASCE 92: 974-983. Anonymous (1897). William F. Allison. Debris: 29. Purdue University: West Lafayette. P Anonymous (1931). William F. Allison. Trans. ASCE 95: 1440-1442. Anonymous (1988). William F. Allison. Civil engineering 1910-1919. University Wash: 29. P Curtiss, R.E., Allison, W.F. (1904). A determination of the effects of clay in sand used for cement mortars. Joint Thesis in Civil Engineering. Cornell University: Ithaca NY.
