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Teacher, Civil Engineer, Inventor:
He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in civil engineering in 1883. For two years, he was an instructor in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and then for some ten years was engaged in professional work, first as a contractor and later in consulting practice. Between 1896 and 1912, he returned to teaching, being an instructor at Union University, Schenectady, NY., 1897 - 98; instructor in engineering at Cornell University, 1898 - 1903; and professor of enginering and first dean of the College of Civil Engineering at the Univesrsity of Alabama, 1903 -12. Here under his direction and supervision, COMER HALL was built to house the College of Engineering.
While he was in Alabama, he was also very busy in his profession - serving as consultant for the Alabama Railroad Commission 1903 - 15. for the State Convict Bureau, and for various power companies. His work during this period included the construction of many water works, sewer and lighting systems, and steam and electric railways. On September 26, 1900, he was married to Florence Edna Means, daughter of Lyman North Means, a banker and plantation owner of Wapakoneta, Ohio. They had no children.
In 1918, as a leader in the field of sanitation, he became chief of the hydraulic and sanitary section of the Quartermaster-General's Office of the United States Army and, under his direction, sanitation measures for the large army cantonments were studied comprehensively and outlined. In this connection, Kay developed an incinerator which was adopted by the War Dapartment as its standard. While Kay, as inventor, was granted patents upon the device, he gave the Department the right to use it, retaining only the commercial rights for himself. His invention, the United States Standard Incinerator, has been widely adopted by municipalities, and large plants following Kay's designs, and have been installed in various American cities.
Kay's later years were most active in the field of sanitation and incineration, in which he became a leader, his studies and investigations including conditions in Europe, as well as in America. His abilities as an inventor was evidenced also in other ways - at Cornell, he designed and built an automatic machine for testing the time and rate of the setting of cement. He had a keen sense of humor and a deep appreciation of the beautiful. While in Alabama, he was the promoter of Pinehurst, one of the subdivisons of Tuscaloosa, where he established a home that became a notable social center. He had a wide membership in professional societies and clubs, and was a Thirty-second Degree Mason. During the last years of his life, he resided in Washington, D.C., where he died.
(Who's Who in Engineering, 1925)
DEPT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:
Scholarship Award:
Edgar Boyd Kay Award As Outstanding Civil Engineering Junior. Distinction granted by the faculty to a junior who has demonstrated superior scholastic achievement.
(The University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Scholarship Specialist, 174 H. M. COMER HALL, Box 870200, Tuscaloosa, AL)
Teacher, Civil Engineer, Inventor:
He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in civil engineering in 1883. For two years, he was an instructor in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and then for some ten years was engaged in professional work, first as a contractor and later in consulting practice. Between 1896 and 1912, he returned to teaching, being an instructor at Union University, Schenectady, NY., 1897 - 98; instructor in engineering at Cornell University, 1898 - 1903; and professor of enginering and first dean of the College of Civil Engineering at the Univesrsity of Alabama, 1903 -12. Here under his direction and supervision, COMER HALL was built to house the College of Engineering.
While he was in Alabama, he was also very busy in his profession - serving as consultant for the Alabama Railroad Commission 1903 - 15. for the State Convict Bureau, and for various power companies. His work during this period included the construction of many water works, sewer and lighting systems, and steam and electric railways. On September 26, 1900, he was married to Florence Edna Means, daughter of Lyman North Means, a banker and plantation owner of Wapakoneta, Ohio. They had no children.
In 1918, as a leader in the field of sanitation, he became chief of the hydraulic and sanitary section of the Quartermaster-General's Office of the United States Army and, under his direction, sanitation measures for the large army cantonments were studied comprehensively and outlined. In this connection, Kay developed an incinerator which was adopted by the War Dapartment as its standard. While Kay, as inventor, was granted patents upon the device, he gave the Department the right to use it, retaining only the commercial rights for himself. His invention, the United States Standard Incinerator, has been widely adopted by municipalities, and large plants following Kay's designs, and have been installed in various American cities.
Kay's later years were most active in the field of sanitation and incineration, in which he became a leader, his studies and investigations including conditions in Europe, as well as in America. His abilities as an inventor was evidenced also in other ways - at Cornell, he designed and built an automatic machine for testing the time and rate of the setting of cement. He had a keen sense of humor and a deep appreciation of the beautiful. While in Alabama, he was the promoter of Pinehurst, one of the subdivisons of Tuscaloosa, where he established a home that became a notable social center. He had a wide membership in professional societies and clubs, and was a Thirty-second Degree Mason. During the last years of his life, he resided in Washington, D.C., where he died.
(Who's Who in Engineering, 1925)
DEPT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:
Scholarship Award:
Edgar Boyd Kay Award As Outstanding Civil Engineering Junior. Distinction granted by the faculty to a junior who has demonstrated superior scholastic achievement.
(The University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Scholarship Specialist, 174 H. M. COMER HALL, Box 870200, Tuscaloosa, AL)
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Teacher, Civil Engineer, Inventor:
He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in civil engineering in 1883. For two years, he was an instructor in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and then for some ten years was engaged in professional work, first as a contractor and later in consulting practice. Between 1896 and 1912, he returned to teaching, being an instructor at Union University, Schenectady, NY., 1897 - 98; instructor in engineering at Cornell University, 1898 - 1903; and professor of enginering and first dean of the College of Civil Engineering at the Univesrsity of Alabama, 1903 -12. Here under his direction and supervision, COMER HALL was built to house the College of Engineering.
While he was in Alabama, he was also very busy in his profession - serving as consultant for the Alabama Railroad Commission 1903 - 15. for the State Convict Bureau, and for various power companies. His work during this period included the construction of many water works, sewer and lighting systems, and steam and electric railways. On September 26, 1900, he was married to Florence Edna Means, daughter of Lyman North Means, a banker and plantation owner of Wapakoneta, Ohio. They had no children.
In 1918, as a leader in the field of sanitation, he became chief of the hydraulic and sanitary section of the Quartermaster-General's Office of the United States Army and, under his direction, sanitation measures for the large army cantonments were studied comprehensively and outlined. In this connection, Kay developed an incinerator which was adopted by the War Dapartment as its standard. While Kay, as inventor, was granted patents upon the device, he gave the Department the right to use it, retaining only the commercial rights for himself. His invention, the United States Standard Incinerator, has been widely adopted by municipalities, and large plants following Kay's designs, and have been installed in various American cities.
Kay's later years were most active in the field of sanitation and incineration, in which he became a leader, his studies and investigations including conditions in Europe, as well as in America. His abilities as an inventor was evidenced also in other ways - at Cornell, he designed and built an automatic machine for testing the time and rate of the setting of cement. He had a keen sense of humor and a deep appreciation of the beautiful. While in Alabama, he was the promoter of Pinehurst, one of the subdivisons of Tuscaloosa, where he established a home that became a notable social center. He had a wide membership in professional societies and clubs, and was a Thirty-second Degree Mason. During the last years of his life, he resided in Washington, D.C., where he died.
(Who's Who in Engineering, 1925)
DEPT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:
Scholarship Award:
Edgar Boyd Kay Award As Outstanding Civil Engineering Junior. Distinction granted by the faculty to a junior who has demonstrated superior scholastic achievement.
(The University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Scholarship Specialist, 174 H. M. COMER HALL, Box 870200, Tuscaloosa, AL)
Teacher, Civil Engineer, Inventor:
He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in civil engineering in 1883. For two years, he was an instructor in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and then for some ten years was engaged in professional work, first as a contractor and later in consulting practice. Between 1896 and 1912, he returned to teaching, being an instructor at Union University, Schenectady, NY., 1897 - 98; instructor in engineering at Cornell University, 1898 - 1903; and professor of enginering and first dean of the College of Civil Engineering at the Univesrsity of Alabama, 1903 -12. Here under his direction and supervision, COMER HALL was built to house the College of Engineering.
While he was in Alabama, he was also very busy in his profession - serving as consultant for the Alabama Railroad Commission 1903 - 15. for the State Convict Bureau, and for various power companies. His work during this period included the construction of many water works, sewer and lighting systems, and steam and electric railways. On September 26, 1900, he was married to Florence Edna Means, daughter of Lyman North Means, a banker and plantation owner of Wapakoneta, Ohio. They had no children.
In 1918, as a leader in the field of sanitation, he became chief of the hydraulic and sanitary section of the Quartermaster-General's Office of the United States Army and, under his direction, sanitation measures for the large army cantonments were studied comprehensively and outlined. In this connection, Kay developed an incinerator which was adopted by the War Dapartment as its standard. While Kay, as inventor, was granted patents upon the device, he gave the Department the right to use it, retaining only the commercial rights for himself. His invention, the United States Standard Incinerator, has been widely adopted by municipalities, and large plants following Kay's designs, and have been installed in various American cities.
Kay's later years were most active in the field of sanitation and incineration, in which he became a leader, his studies and investigations including conditions in Europe, as well as in America. His abilities as an inventor was evidenced also in other ways - at Cornell, he designed and built an automatic machine for testing the time and rate of the setting of cement. He had a keen sense of humor and a deep appreciation of the beautiful. While in Alabama, he was the promoter of Pinehurst, one of the subdivisons of Tuscaloosa, where he established a home that became a notable social center. He had a wide membership in professional societies and clubs, and was a Thirty-second Degree Mason. During the last years of his life, he resided in Washington, D.C., where he died.
(Who's Who in Engineering, 1925)
DEPT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:
Scholarship Award:
Edgar Boyd Kay Award As Outstanding Civil Engineering Junior. Distinction granted by the faculty to a junior who has demonstrated superior scholastic achievement.
(The University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Scholarship Specialist, 174 H. M. COMER HALL, Box 870200, Tuscaloosa, AL)
Gravesite Details
Date of his burial was April 23, 1931. Source: District of Columbia Death's & Burials, 1840-1964.http://www.familysearch.org
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