During his lifetime, 1932 electrical engineering graduate Charles R. Jager devoted his working career to the field of electric power. To honor his memory, an endowed scholarship has been established in the Department of Electrical Engineering by his son, Charles M. Jager, and his wife, Rosemary. The Jagers reside in Mountain Brook, Ala.
"We are pleased to create this scholarship in honor of my father. He was an Auburn man to the core," Jager, a 1956 graduate in mechanical engineering, said. "His graduation in electrical engineering came at a time during the Depression when there seemed to be no jobs for anyone. It is our desire that young people today realize that an engineering education from Auburn has high value, even when begun under distressed circumstances."
While at Auburn, Jager was a charter member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. After teaching school for a short time, he was employed with Alabama Power Company for 40 years, rising to a position as assistant to the vice president. After his retirement in 1976, he was honored by Alabama Power for his contributions to engineering and to the company's river development program.
"The College of Engineering is very pleased that Charlie Jager chose to honor his father with this endowment," Dean William F. Walker said. "We consider them both as Auburn family, and this gift will in a very real sense broaden the opportunity to bring a young, gifted student into it as well."
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