Harris Jones, USMA 1917

Biography of Prof. Jones.

Jones graduated first in his class.

Dean of the Academic Board, 1947-1956. He was a BG then and retired at that rank. When was the Dean first a one star general?

Portrait:

An oil portrait by Jerry Farnsworth hangs in the bullpen of 239 Thayer Hall.

References:

Arney, Chris, West Point's Scientific 200: Celebration of the Bicentennial. Biographies of 200 of West Point's Most Successful and Influential Mathematicians, Scientists, Engineers, and Technologists, 2002.

 

Cullum #5602.