Robert Lorth Stephenson ’35

Bob Stephenson died July 20, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pa., after a long battle with heart problems. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Madeline.

Bob prepared at Shady Side Academy and entered Princeton with Ken Elliott and Jack Duff, his Princeton roommate. He attended the 55th and 60th reunions, where he enjoyed sharing experiences with longtime friend Red Doyle.

After graduating magna cum laude in chemistry, Bob joined U.S. Steel (then Carnegie Steel) as a metallurgist at the Duquesne Works outside of Pittsburgh. He became expert in many areas of steelmaking. After becoming chief metallurgist at Duquesne Works, he moved to the U.S. Steel research laboratory. He consulted on blast furnace design and operations for domestic and international plants. At retirement, he was the chief research engineer for coke and hot metal production.

Active in numerous professional associations, Bob authored five patents and many technical papers. He was contributor and coeditor of The Making, Shaping, and Treating of Steel, a fellow and life member of the American Society for Metals, a 50year member of the American Institute of Metallurgical Engineers, and listed in Who's Who in Engineering. He received the T.L. Joseph Award from the Iron and Steel Making Society of AIME "for significant contributions to the ironmaking industry."

The class sends most sincere condolences to Madeline and the family.

The Class of 1935