Alwin C. Michaelsen ’54

Alwin died March 24, 2024, at home surrounded by family.

He attended the Buckley School before preparing at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass., where he was active in baseball, dramatics, and glee club. At Princeton, Alwin majored in economics, joined Charter Club, and participated in Orange Key, IAA football and softball, and ROTC.

After service as an officer in the Army, he worked in advertising at J. Walter Thompson and on Wall Street with Mitchell-Hutchins & Co.

In 1961, Alwin co-founded Frequency Electronics (FEI), a leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-precision timing and frequency control products for military and civilian use in space, air, sea, and ground applications. He remained an adviser to FEI until 2021.

Alwin was an accomplished golfer at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y., and later at Phoenix Country Club, and he loved spending summers deep-sea fishing with family in the Florida Keys. An avid learner and adviser, Alwin enjoyed researching new venture opportunities and thrived in sharing his unconventional wisdom on everything from public policy to medicine to the golf swing.

Alwin is survived by his wife, Gail; five children; and 11 grandchildren.