Irving F. Laucks 1904, MS 1906

Irving F. Laucks 1904, MS 1906 (d) graduated from the Case School of Applied Science with two degrees in Chemical Engineering. He moved to Seattle where in 1908 he established an assay and chemical laboratory, the I. F. Laucks Incorporated in 1923. His work in the development and improvement of plywood earned him several patents and the moniker from the American Plywood Association of, “The Father of the Plywood Industry” for his creation of water-resistant plywood. I. F. Laucks Incorporated closed its doors in 1944, and the company was sold to the Monsanto Chemical Laboratory in 1950. The Irving Laucks ‘04 Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1980 in honor of Mr. Laucks who, at the time of the fund’s initiation, was the oldest living alumnus of Case School of Applied Science. The intent of the fund is to provide undergraduate scholarships to rising juniors or seniors receiving a BS in Physics or Chemistry.