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Dr. C. B. JollifFe Dr. E. W. Engstrom Jolliffe and Engstrom Promoted to New Posts D R. Charles B. Jolliffe was elected to the newly cre.ited position of Vice President and Technical Direc- tor of the Radio Corporation of America and Dr. E. W. Engstrom was elected Vice President in Charge of RCA Laboratories Division by the RCA Bo.ird of Directors on September 7. Dr. Jolliffe has served as Executive Vice President in Charge of the RCA Laboratories Division since De- cember 7, 1945, and Dr. Engstrom has been Vice Presi- dent in Charge of Research of the RCA Laboratories Division since that date. Dr. Jolliffe, in his new position, will be responsible for the development of long-range plans for the Cor- poration and generally will supervise the execution of such plans by the divisions and subsidiary companies of RCA. In addition. Dr. Jolliffe will ciH)rdinate bro.id en-, ^ineering policies of RCA and will direct the representa- tion of the Corporation in technical matters before public and governmental bodies. Dr. Jolliffe joined RCA in 1935 as Engineer-in- Charge of the RCA Frequency Bureau. He was ap- pointed Chief Engineer of RCA Laboratories in 1941, and early in 1942 he was made Assistant to the President of RCA. In September, 1942, he became Vice President and Chief Engineer of the RCA Victor Division, and three and one-half years later he was elected Vice Presi- dent in Charge of the RCA Laboratories Division. Dr. Jolliffe, a native of Mannington, W. Va., was graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1915 and received a Master of Science degree in 1920. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1922 at Cornell University, and West Virginia Uni- versity conferred upon him an honorary LL.D. degree in 1942. Prior to his election in 1945 as a Vice President, Dr. Engstrom served for two years as Director of Re- search of RCA Laboratories, supervising research and engineering which resulted in wartime advances in radar, television, radio and other electronic developments. He had previously served for 13 years in various RCA research positions. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and a Fellow of the Institute of Radio Engineers. In June, 1949, he received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from New York University for his contributions as a research engineer. Dividends Declared A dividend of 50 cents per share on the Common Stock of the Radio Corporation of America, payable November 26. 1951, to holders of record at the close of business October 19, 1951, was declared by the RCA Board of Directors on October 5. This payment brings the total dividend on Common Stock for the year to $1.00 per share, and follows the announcement by the Board of Directors on April 3. 1951, placing the Common Stock on a semi-annual divi- dend basis, provided earnings of the Corporation justify such action. At the same meeting a dividend of 871/2 cents per share was declared on the First Preferred Stock for the period October 1, 1951, to December 31, 1951, payable January 2, 1952, to the holders of record of such stock at the close of business December 17, 1951. 10 RADIO AGE