Background
Lynn Crandall was reared on his father"s farm before entering Cornell University on a Hiram Sibley Scholarship in 1906.
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Lynn Crandall
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Cornell University; Cornell University College of Engineering.
Career
He would be awarded this prestigious honor throughout his education. Professor Crandall, who himself entered the freshman class at Cornell in 1868, would also see Lynn"s brother, Carl Crandall, graduate Civil Engineer 1912. lieutenant was Carl who was noted for stating "Surveying is better than golf".
Lynn Crandall was honored in 1923 with the Fuertes Gold Medal
After a brief stint with the Missouri Pacific railroad, he received an appointment as junior engineer with the United States. Geological Survey at Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was employed as a junior engineer with this agency until 1916 when he joined the Twin Falls North Side Land and Water Company in Jerome, Idaho. With the company he had the title of chief hydrographer.
He was the first county surveyor of Jerome County, Idaho. In 1920, he was appointed by Judge Dietrich of the United States. District Court for Idaho as commissioner of the court in charge of water distribution and study of water conditions in the Big Lost River Valley of Idaho and in 1930 elected watermaster of the Snake River Water District and at the same time appointed as District Engineer for the United States. Geological Survey until retirement at age 70.
In 1958 he was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Gold medal of the United States. Department of Interior.
Membership
After Carl"s death in 1968, it was noted that it had been 100 years since a member of the Crandall family had not either had a student or faculty member at Cornell.
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June 26, 1964 (aged 75) -
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United States