Ralph Eugene Montonna was born in Cape Vincent, New York in 1894. He earned his B.S. degree from Syracuse University in 1916 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1924. Dr. Montonna joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1924 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering; he was promoted to associate professor 1933 and professor in 1936. In 1945, he was appointed as assistant dean of the graduate school. Dr. Montonna resigned from the University of Minnesota in 1946 to become director of research at Syracuse University. He returned to the University of Minnesota in 1950 to accept the position of director of the engineering experiment station in the University's Institute of Technology. Ralph Montonna died on January 7, 1952.
From the guide to the Ralph E. Montonna papers, circa 1920s-1930s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc])
