David C. Schall ’56

Dave died April 4, 2025, in Upper Marlboro, Md.

He came to Princeton from John Marshall High in Cleveland, where he was an active participant in drama and choir. He joined Cloister, majored in chemical engineering, sang in the Chapel Choir, rowed with the 150-pound crew as the coxswain, and was awarded the Hilldrup-Bardwell Memorial award. As a result of a successful senior rowing season, he traveled to England and participated in the Henley Regatta.

Dave’s professional career focused on the design and operation of oil refineries for Standard Oil of Ohio and BP America, serving as manager of refining projects in Cleveland. He played a major role in the 1960s in developing a commercial process for producing oil from oil shale.

Dave and Carol Ault were married in June 1959 and raised two daughters, Jennifer Schall Baldwin and Onni Schall Chan. Carol died in 2019. Dave is survived by his daughters; grandchildren Christopher, Jillian, Gwendolyn, and Benjamin; step-grandchildren Felicia, Michelle, Kevin Jr., and Erica; and step-great-granddaughter Carolyn.