Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
John H. Isenhour — 1967
This distinguished alumnus graduated in 1933 with a degree in Ceramic Engineering. As President of the Isenhour Brick and Tile Company, Salisbury, North Carolina, he has been an active leader in endeavors to bring the brick and tile industry in the Southeast to a position of national prominence in manufacturing techniques. Through his professional activities, he has helped make North Carolina known as the “brick capitol of the nation,” producing more quality building brick than any other state.
He has served the University as Vice President of the North Carolina Engineering Foundation, Inc., and as a member of the Engineering School Advisory Committee. In addition, he takes interest in this university's ceramic engineering graduates, offering them employment opportunities in his company.
He is a Fellow in the American Ceramic Society and a member of the North Carolina Sanitation and Stream Pollution Committee. He belongs to the National Board of the Structural Clay Products Institute and the American Society for Testing Materials. He has also served as President of the Southern Brick and Tile Manufacturers Association. Active in community affairs, he was Mayor of Salisbury during 1963.
John H. Isenhour