Herbert Van Doane Sciver ’38 *39

Herb died Aug. 31, 2001, at Bryn Mawr Terrace nursing home outside Philadelphia. He prepared at Trenton [N.J.] H.S. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering, graduating with honors, and added a master's in 1939.

In our 50 Years Later book, Herb observed that he was increasingly proud of his Princeton education, "especially as I see the lack of depth exhibited by current graduates of many other colleges."

Herb joined the Budd Co. in 1939 and remained there for his entire career. With two others he formed the Budd Nuclear Energy Division, and later he established the Budd Materials Research Laboratory, of which he was director when he retired in 1982. He was granted 19 patents in industrial process control and computer design.

Herb was a member of St. Asaph's Episcopal Church in Bala Cynwyd for more than 50 years. He loved photography, and judged science fairs at the Franklin Institute.

Herb's wife, Eleanor, died in 1974. He is survived by his daughter, Gretchen Losson, and three grandchildren, to all of whom the class sends its sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1938