Al Hundere: Engineering Hall of Fame - 1998

Al Hundere is a 1938 graduate of OSU with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also received an MS in engineering from Yale University in 1940. Mr. Hundere was an inventor, leader, and authority in the aviation industry. In 1957, he formed his own company, ALCOR, Inc., an aviation fuel and products company. He was known nationally for developing laboratory tests for the petro-chemical industry and for inventing and marketing a mixture control indicator used commonly in the general aviation field. In 1993, he established the Hundere Chair for Religious Studies at OSU. Mr. Hundere passed away in October, 1996.