Gerard Neumann '36, a former trustee of the College
and recipient of the Founders Medal, died Jan. 15, at the age of 87.
Neumann, formerly of Great Neck, N.Y., was past
president and chair of Spearin, Preston & Burrows Inc., a New York
City construction firm.
Neumann, who earned his bachelor's degree in civil
engineering, was first elected to the board of trustees as an alumnus in
1970. He later served as term trustee and life trustee. He received
the Founders Medal in 1986 and was named trustee emeritus a
year later.
His wife, the former Alice G. Burrows, died in 1983.
Survivors include his son, George '67, and daughter, Jeanne O'Neill '76.