Centennial History of Michigan, pg's 86-88
Grover C. Dillman, president of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton and thus closely identified with the educational interests of the State, was born at Bangor, Michigan, July 18, 1889, and is of German and Scotch lineage. His grandfather was Adam Dillman, a native of Bavaria, who was but six months old when brought by his parents to the United States, the voyage being made on one of the old-time sailing ships. The family settled near Arlington, Ohio, and in the course of years Adam Dillman married. To him and his wife, Catherine Dillman, was born a son, Henry, near Arlington, Ohio, on the 1st of July, 1860. He was a lad of seven years when he accompanied his parents to Michigan, the family home being established three miles west of Bangor. They took up a section of land in the midst of the undeveloped wilderness and the place was later transformed into one of the fine farms of Van Buren County. Henry Dillman devoted his entire business life to farming and spent his last years in quiet retirement in Bangor, where he was called upon to fill the position of village president. He had reached the age of seventy-six years when death called him in January 1936. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ada Jaggers, was born near Utica, Ohio, September 4, 1865, and was a daughter of Daniel and Sarah Jaggers, the former a native of the Buckeye State. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dillman were parents of a daughter and a son: Edna, who is the widow of Clark Irwin and resides in Bangor; and Grover C., of this review. Henry Dillman was a member of the Methodist church and took a most active part in its work.
Dr. Grover C. Dillman attended the rural schools of Van Buren County and afterward became a student in the Bangor high school, from which he was graduated in 1909. In the fall of that year he matriculated in the Michigan Agricultural College at East Lansing, where he was graduated with the degree Bachelor of Science in civil engineering in 1913. Soon afterward he entered the employ of the State Highway Department, beginning work on the 1st of July, 1913, the day that Frank F. Rogers took office as state highway commissioner. Grover Dillman began as engineer on surveys of the highway department of the Upper Peninsula and in January, 1920, was made maintenance engineer for the State, with headquarters at Lansing, thus serving until January, 1922. In June of that year he was appointed deputy state highway commissioner and made deputy commissioner and chief engineer, thus continuing until January 1, 1929. At that time he was appointed by the governor to succeed Frank Rogers, who resigned because of ill health. In April, 1929,Grover Dillman was elected state highway commissioner for the four-year term ending June 30, 1933. From the 1st of July, 1933, until January 1, 1935, he was director of public service for the city of Grand Rapids, in charge of public service and utilities. On the 1st of January, 1935, he was appointed by the governor as director of the State Welfare Department at Lansing, where he continued until the 15th of August of that year, when he assumed the presidency of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton, having previously been elected to the position by the board control of the college. Michigan State College conferred on him the honorary degree Master of Highway Engineering and the Michigan College of Mining and Technology the honorary degree Doctor of Engineering.
On the 15th of December, 1914, Grover Dillman was united in marriage to Anna Broadwell, daughter of William and Rose (Cooper) Broadwell, of Bangor, Michigan. Grover and Mrs. Dillman have two children, Dorothy Marie and Helen Ann. All of the family are members of the Methodist church and Grover Dillman is a Scottish Rite Consistory Mason. Along the lines of his chosen life work he has membership connection with the American Society of Civil Engineers; the Michigan Engineering Society, of which he is a past president; the Engineering Society of Detroit; the Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments of which he is also a past president; the International Road Congress; and the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education. His chief recreational interests are hunting and fishing. He is a member of the Onigaming Yacht Club, the Miscowaubik Club and the Rotary Club.
Grover C. Dillman, president of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton and thus closely identified with the educational interests of the State, was born at Bangor, Michigan, July 18, 1889, and is of German and Scotch lineage. His grandfather was Adam Dillman, a native of Bavaria, who was but six months old when brought by his parents to the United States, the voyage being made on one of the old-time sailing ships. The family settled near Arlington, Ohio, and in the course of years Adam Dillman married. To him and his wife, Catherine Dillman, was born a son, Henry, near Arlington, Ohio, on the 1st of July, 1860. He was a lad of seven years when he accompanied his parents to Michigan, the family home being established three miles west of Bangor. They took up a section of land in the midst of the undeveloped wilderness and the place was later transformed into one of the fine farms of Van Buren County. Henry Dillman devoted his entire business life to farming and spent his last years in quiet retirement in Bangor, where he was called upon to fill the position of village president. He had reached the age of seventy-six years when death called him in January 1936. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ada Jaggers, was born near Utica, Ohio, September 4, 1865, and was a daughter of Daniel and Sarah Jaggers, the former a native of the Buckeye State. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dillman were parents of a daughter and a son: Edna, who is the widow of Clark Irwin and resides in Bangor; and Grover C., of this review. Henry Dillman was a member of the Methodist church and took a most active part in its work.
Dr. Grover C. Dillman attended the rural schools of Van Buren County and afterward became a student in the Bangor high school, from which he was graduated in 1909. In the fall of that year he matriculated in the Michigan Agricultural College at East Lansing, where he was graduated with the degree Bachelor of Science in civil engineering in 1913. Soon afterward he entered the employ of the State Highway Department, beginning work on the 1st of July, 1913, the day that Frank F. Rogers took office as state highway commissioner. Grover Dillman began as engineer on surveys of the highway department of the Upper Peninsula and in January, 1920, was made maintenance engineer for the State, with headquarters at Lansing, thus serving until January, 1922. In June of that year he was appointed deputy state highway commissioner and made deputy commissioner and chief engineer, thus continuing until January 1, 1929. At that time he was appointed by the governor to succeed Frank Rogers, who resigned because of ill health. In April, 1929,Grover Dillman was elected state highway commissioner for the four-year term ending June 30, 1933. From the 1st of July, 1933, until January 1, 1935, he was director of public service for the city of Grand Rapids, in charge of public service and utilities. On the 1st of January, 1935, he was appointed by the governor as director of the State Welfare Department at Lansing, where he continued until the 15th of August of that year, when he assumed the presidency of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton, having previously been elected to the position by the board control of the college. Michigan State College conferred on him the honorary degree Master of Highway Engineering and the Michigan College of Mining and Technology the honorary degree Doctor of Engineering.
On the 15th of December, 1914, Grover Dillman was united in marriage to Anna Broadwell, daughter of William and Rose (Cooper) Broadwell, of Bangor, Michigan. Grover and Mrs. Dillman have two children, Dorothy Marie and Helen Ann. All of the family are members of the Methodist church and Grover Dillman is a Scottish Rite Consistory Mason. Along the lines of his chosen life work he has membership connection with the American Society of Civil Engineers; the Michigan Engineering Society, of which he is a past president; the Engineering Society of Detroit; the Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments of which he is also a past president; the International Road Congress; and the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education. His chief recreational interests are hunting and fishing. He is a member of the Onigaming Yacht Club, the Miscowaubik Club and the Rotary Club.
Centennial History of Michigan, pg's 86-88
Grover C. Dillman, president of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton and thus closely identified with the educational interests of the State, was born at Bangor, Michigan, July 18, 1889, and is of German and Scotch lineage. His grandfather was Adam Dillman, a native of Bavaria, who was but six months old when brought by his parents to the United States, the voyage being made on one of the old-time sailing ships. The family settled near Arlington, Ohio, and in the course of years Adam Dillman married. To him and his wife, Catherine Dillman, was born a son, Henry, near Arlington, Ohio, on the 1st of July, 1860. He was a lad of seven years when he accompanied his parents to Michigan, the family home being established three miles west of Bangor. They took up a section of land in the midst of the undeveloped wilderness and the place was later transformed into one of the fine farms of Van Buren County. Henry Dillman devoted his entire business life to farming and spent his last years in quiet retirement in Bangor, where he was called upon to fill the position of village president. He had reached the age of seventy-six years when death called him in January 1936. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ada Jaggers, was born near Utica, Ohio, September 4, 1865, and was a daughter of Daniel and Sarah Jaggers, the former a native of the Buckeye State. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dillman were parents of a daughter and a son: Edna, who is the widow of Clark Irwin and resides in Bangor; and Grover C., of this review. Henry Dillman was a member of the Methodist church and took a most active part in its work.
Dr. Grover C. Dillman attended the rural schools of Van Buren County and afterward became a student in the Bangor high school, from which he was graduated in 1909. In the fall of that year he matriculated in the Michigan Agricultural College at East Lansing, where he was graduated with the degree Bachelor of Science in civil engineering in 1913. Soon afterward he entered the employ of the State Highway Department, beginning work on the 1st of July, 1913, the day that Frank F. Rogers took office as state highway commissioner. Grover Dillman began as engineer on surveys of the highway department of the Upper Peninsula and in January, 1920, was made maintenance engineer for the State, with headquarters at Lansing, thus serving until January, 1922. In June of that year he was appointed deputy state highway commissioner and made deputy commissioner and chief engineer, thus continuing until January 1, 1929. At that time he was appointed by the governor to succeed Frank Rogers, who resigned because of ill health. In April, 1929,Grover Dillman was elected state highway commissioner for the four-year term ending June 30, 1933. From the 1st of July, 1933, until January 1, 1935, he was director of public service for the city of Grand Rapids, in charge of public service and utilities. On the 1st of January, 1935, he was appointed by the governor as director of the State Welfare Department at Lansing, where he continued until the 15th of August of that year, when he assumed the presidency of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton, having previously been elected to the position by the board control of the college. Michigan State College conferred on him the honorary degree Master of Highway Engineering and the Michigan College of Mining and Technology the honorary degree Doctor of Engineering.
On the 15th of December, 1914, Grover Dillman was united in marriage to Anna Broadwell, daughter of William and Rose (Cooper) Broadwell, of Bangor, Michigan. Grover and Mrs. Dillman have two children, Dorothy Marie and Helen Ann. All of the family are members of the Methodist church and Grover Dillman is a Scottish Rite Consistory Mason. Along the lines of his chosen life work he has membership connection with the American Society of Civil Engineers; the Michigan Engineering Society, of which he is a past president; the Engineering Society of Detroit; the Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments of which he is also a past president; the International Road Congress; and the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education. His chief recreational interests are hunting and fishing. He is a member of the Onigaming Yacht Club, the Miscowaubik Club and the Rotary Club.
Grover C. Dillman, president of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton and thus closely identified with the educational interests of the State, was born at Bangor, Michigan, July 18, 1889, and is of German and Scotch lineage. His grandfather was Adam Dillman, a native of Bavaria, who was but six months old when brought by his parents to the United States, the voyage being made on one of the old-time sailing ships. The family settled near Arlington, Ohio, and in the course of years Adam Dillman married. To him and his wife, Catherine Dillman, was born a son, Henry, near Arlington, Ohio, on the 1st of July, 1860. He was a lad of seven years when he accompanied his parents to Michigan, the family home being established three miles west of Bangor. They took up a section of land in the midst of the undeveloped wilderness and the place was later transformed into one of the fine farms of Van Buren County. Henry Dillman devoted his entire business life to farming and spent his last years in quiet retirement in Bangor, where he was called upon to fill the position of village president. He had reached the age of seventy-six years when death called him in January 1936. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Ada Jaggers, was born near Utica, Ohio, September 4, 1865, and was a daughter of Daniel and Sarah Jaggers, the former a native of the Buckeye State. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dillman were parents of a daughter and a son: Edna, who is the widow of Clark Irwin and resides in Bangor; and Grover C., of this review. Henry Dillman was a member of the Methodist church and took a most active part in its work.
Dr. Grover C. Dillman attended the rural schools of Van Buren County and afterward became a student in the Bangor high school, from which he was graduated in 1909. In the fall of that year he matriculated in the Michigan Agricultural College at East Lansing, where he was graduated with the degree Bachelor of Science in civil engineering in 1913. Soon afterward he entered the employ of the State Highway Department, beginning work on the 1st of July, 1913, the day that Frank F. Rogers took office as state highway commissioner. Grover Dillman began as engineer on surveys of the highway department of the Upper Peninsula and in January, 1920, was made maintenance engineer for the State, with headquarters at Lansing, thus serving until January, 1922. In June of that year he was appointed deputy state highway commissioner and made deputy commissioner and chief engineer, thus continuing until January 1, 1929. At that time he was appointed by the governor to succeed Frank Rogers, who resigned because of ill health. In April, 1929,Grover Dillman was elected state highway commissioner for the four-year term ending June 30, 1933. From the 1st of July, 1933, until January 1, 1935, he was director of public service for the city of Grand Rapids, in charge of public service and utilities. On the 1st of January, 1935, he was appointed by the governor as director of the State Welfare Department at Lansing, where he continued until the 15th of August of that year, when he assumed the presidency of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton, having previously been elected to the position by the board control of the college. Michigan State College conferred on him the honorary degree Master of Highway Engineering and the Michigan College of Mining and Technology the honorary degree Doctor of Engineering.
On the 15th of December, 1914, Grover Dillman was united in marriage to Anna Broadwell, daughter of William and Rose (Cooper) Broadwell, of Bangor, Michigan. Grover and Mrs. Dillman have two children, Dorothy Marie and Helen Ann. All of the family are members of the Methodist church and Grover Dillman is a Scottish Rite Consistory Mason. Along the lines of his chosen life work he has membership connection with the American Society of Civil Engineers; the Michigan Engineering Society, of which he is a past president; the Engineering Society of Detroit; the Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments of which he is also a past president; the International Road Congress; and the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education. His chief recreational interests are hunting and fishing. He is a member of the Onigaming Yacht Club, the Miscowaubik Club and the Rotary Club.
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