Ranald G. Dunning ’24 *25

Ranald Dunning died July 15, 1998, at Princeton Medical Center. Born Oct. 6, 1902, in Lyndon, Ohio, to Smith G. Dunning 1892 and Agnes Powers, Ran attended St. Mary's H.S. and Mingo H.S., where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams. He transferred to Princeton from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pa., in Sept. 1921.

At Princeton he was on the football squad for two years and a member of Clio Hall. After graduation he earned an MA from Princeton in 1925. He became a chemical engineer (earning an MS from MIT in 1926) and worked for Merck for 18 years in Rahway, N.J., and later for Metalwash Co. of East Brunswick. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma, and the Nassau Club of Princeton.

Married to the late Harriet Freeman, he is survived by two sons, Bruce G. and Alan S., a sister, Norma D. Farmer, and four grandchildren. He is specially remembered for his ardent support of Princeton throughout the year and especially during Reunions, walking the full P-rade route in 1997. Memorial contributions may be made to the Princeton University Class of 1924 Scholarship Fund, Box 140, Princeton, NJ 08544.

The Class of 1924