The late Ven Te Chow was a professor in the Civil Engineering Department ofthe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1951 to 1981. He gainedinternational prominence as a scholar, educator, and diplomat in hydrology,hydraulics, and hydrosystems engineering. He received his B.S. degree in 1940from Chaio Tung University in Shangai, spent several years in China as aninstructor and professor, then went to Pennsylvania State University from whichhe received his M.S. degree in 1948 and the University of Illinois where hereceived his Ph.D. degree in 1950.
