Education
In 1922 he received an Doctor of Science from the Colorado School of Mines.
Dean physicist professor of physics
In 1922 he received an Doctor of Science from the Colorado School of Mines.
Born in Grass Lake, Michigan, Raymond received his Bachelor of Science and Electrical engineer from the University of Michigan in 1893, where he continue with postgraduate work in Physics and Electrical Engineering two more years. Raymond spent his academic career at Armour Institute of Technology, where he started in 1895 as instructor of Physics, became Associate Professor in 1898, and Professor of Physics in 1903. From 1902 to 1927 he was also Dean of the Engineering department, and from 1922 to 1932 President of the Armour Institute of Technology.
According to the Illinois Institute of Technology (2008) "during his leadership, Raymond steered the school through some its most challenging financial years.
The economy of the 1920s heavily impacted corporate support, including that of the founding Armour family. But a major rallying effort by the growing Alumni Association brought in much-needed and stabilizing income.
Raymond also presided over a Board of Trustees agreement to merge Armour Institute with the School of Engineering at Northwestern. Approved in 1926, the plan called for ambitious fundraising and spending for new buildings pior to a merger.
The plan was abandoned by 1929." Raymond was Editor-in-chief of the where he was assisted by a corps of mechanical engineers, designers, and specialists in shop methods and management.