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was an American engineer, scientist, and philanthropist in Oregon, United States. He was the co-founder of Tektronix Corporation, and endowed the Vollum Institute. | was an American engineer, scientist, and philanthropist in Oregon, United States. He was the co-founder of [[Tektronix|Tektronix Corporation]], and endowed the Vollum Institute. | ||
Vollum served as president of the company from 1946 until 1971. He remained CEO until 1974. | |||
Source & further details: [[wikipedia:Howard Vollum|Howard Vollum]] @ Wikipedia | Source & further details: [[wikipedia:Howard Vollum|Howard Vollum]] @ Wikipedia | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [ | * [https://vintagetek.org/howard-vollum/ Howard Vollum in WWII] @ vintagetek.org | ||
* [https://vintagetek.org/howard-vollum-page-2/ Howard Vollum at Tektronix] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tek-History-Anon-RevB-small.pdf Howard Vollum Biography] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://vintagetek.org/frank-hood-recollections/ Tektronix, The Early Days] - recollections by [[Frank Hood]] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://www.vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tek-History-Anon-RevB-small.pdf Vollum Tribute] by [[Bill Hewlett]] | |||
* [https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/75-features/444381-358801-southeast-history-the-story-of-a-sellwood-cottage-linked-to-tektronix--pwoff The story of a Sellwood cottage, linked to Tektronix] (Vollum Biography) | * [https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/75-features/444381-358801-southeast-history-the-story-of-a-sellwood-cottage-linked-to-tektronix--pwoff The story of a Sellwood cottage, linked to Tektronix] (Vollum Biography) | ||
* [http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/in-memoriam/obituaries/_online_only/howard-vollum-1936.html Howard Vollum obituary] @ reed.edu | * [http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/in-memoriam/obituaries/_online_only/howard-vollum-1936.html Howard Vollum obituary] @ reed.edu | ||
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/05/tektronix_university_of_portla.html Tektronix, Univiersity of Portland mark Howard Vollum's 100th birthday] | * [http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/05/tektronix_university_of_portla.html Tektronix, Univiersity of Portland mark Howard Vollum's 100th birthday] | ||
==Selected Works== | |||
{{Documents|Author=Howard Vollum}} | |||
{{Designer|Howard Vollum}} | {{Designer|Howard Vollum}} | ||
{{Patents|Howard Vollum}} | {{Patents|Howard Vollum}} | ||
==Photos== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Vollum_1949-05-22.jpg | May 1949 | Vollum_1949-05-22.jpg | May 1949 | ||