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22-595: The college was founded in 1925 by the children of James Breckenridge (J.B.) Speed using a grant from the James Breckenridge Speed Foundation. William S. Speed and Olive Speed Sackett used the grant to established an endowment to honor J. B. Speed. The school began with four departments in Chemical Engineering , Civil Engineering , Electrical Engineering , and Mechanical Engineering . In 1936, Speed School Bachelor of Science programs became

44-751: A foundation in his name which helped to found the Speed Art Museum and the J. B. Speed School of Engineering of the University of Louisville . After suffering from Bright's disease (modern-day nephritis ) for years and experiencing heart issues, Speed died on July 7, 1912, at Hotel Samoset in Rockland, Maine , where he spent his summers. He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. James Speed James Speed (March 11, 1812 – June 25, 1887)

66-551: A part of the inaugural accreditation class of the Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD) . Over time, the college created additional engineering departments to meet industry standards. In the early 1970's, the Department Computer Science and Engineering was created. The Department of Industrial Engineering was started in 1977. The Bioengineering Department was establish in 2004. Most recently in 2007,

88-577: A total of 14 semesters. Three of the 14 semesters are for co-op internships, to be done at industry locations, three of the 14 semesters are for the graduate (Masters) program, and the other eight semesters are for the undergraduate (Bachelors) program. Seven programs in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET . These programs result in

110-664: The Ohio Valley Telephone Company . Speed served as president of Louisville's Woolen Mills Company from 1898 until he resigned in 1903. He also served as president of Louisville Cotton Mills Company for about six years and then served as vice president until his death. As a philanthropist, he donated a statue of Abraham Lincoln, which stands in the State Capitol, and he helped to establish and maintain several schools. After his death, his wife, Hattie Bishop and his children William S. Speed and Olive Speed Sackett, set up

132-523: The 1849 Kentucky Constitutional Convention. From 1851 to 1854, Speed served on the Louisville Board of Aldermen , including two years as its president. He taught as a professor in the Law Department of the University of Louisville from 1856 to 1858, and would later return to teach from 1872 to 1879. He was also a member of the Louisville law firm Stites & Harbison . As the coming Civil War

154-592: The Belknap Campus (main campus) of the University of Louisville and consists of the following buildings: 38°12′47″N 85°45′39″W  /  38.213083°N 85.760835°W  / 38.213083; -85.760835 James Breckenridge Speed James Breckenridge Speed (alternatively James Breckinridge Speed ; January 4, 1844 – July 7, 1912) was an American corporate executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Louisville, Kentucky . He served as

176-491: The Department of Engineering Fundamentals was established. Until 2003, it was known as the J. B. Speed Scientific School. The school is colloquially referred to as Speed School or just Speed by students and locals. The school offers Bachelor of Science , Master of Engineering , Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in seven fields: The school offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in one field: In Fall 2018,

198-535: The Louisville High School. Speed was a clerk at the banking house of A. C. and O. F. Badger. He then moved to Chicago and worked in the office of Badger & Co. Speed enlisted with the 1st Ohio Battery and was later made adjutant of the 27th Kentucky Infantry Regiment under Colonel Pennypacker. He was engaged in the battles in Atlanta and Knoxville. He left service in the spring of 1865. Shortly after

220-767: The President of the Louisville Railway Company and over the course of his life founded and led multiple public companies including the Louisville Cement Company and the Ohio Valley Telephone Company. James Breckenridge Speed was born on January 4, 1844, in Boonville, Missouri to Marry Ellen (née Shallcross) and William Pope Speed, son of John Speed . His mother died when he was an infant. He came to Louisville as an 11-year-old, James B. Speed

242-812: The United States . After Lincoln's assassination, Speed became increasingly associated with the Radical Republicans and advocated allowing male African Americans to vote. Disillusioned with the increasingly conservative policies of former Democratic President Andrew Johnson , Speed resigned from the Cabinet in July 1866 and resumed the practice of law. Speed was a delegate to the National Union Convention in Philadelphia in 1866 and fellow delegates chose him as

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264-545: The award of Master of Engineering degrees in the following disciplines: In addition, the J. B. Speed School of Engineering also offers a B. S. degree in Computer Science that is accredited by the Computer Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET. As of November 2010, all bachelor's degree-level engineering majors are also accredited by ABET. The campus lies almost entirely south of Eastern Parkway on

286-414: The convention instead chose Schuyler Colfax . Speed also ran for U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 5th District in 1870, to succeed Democrat Asa Grover , who had been accused of disloyalty but was exonerated and finished his only term. However, voters instead selected Democrat Boyd Winchester to fill the seat. Speed also was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky in 1872. He

308-524: The convention's president. However, Speed's racial views were unpopular in Kentucky. Speed ran to become U.S. Senator from Kentucky in 1867, as President Johnson's ally Senator James Guthrie (a Unionist and former slaveholder) retired citing health issues. However, voters instead elected Democrat Thomas C. McCreery . In 1868, Speed ran for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States but

330-537: The day. James Speed lent Lincoln books from his law library. Unlike his brother Joshua, James Speed opposed slavery and was active in the Whig Party . In 1847 Speed was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives . At this early point in his career, Speed was already agitating for the emancipation of American slaves. However, Kentucky voters did not share these views, and he failed to win election as delegate to

352-620: The student body consists of 2,546 students (2,038 undergraduate and 508 graduate). The largest departments are ME and CECS, with a little more than 485 and 380 students respectively. In student and faculty opinion, the Speed School is considered to be one of the most rigorous and prestigious programs at the university. When undergraduate students enter the school, they enter into a 5-year combined Bachelors and Masters program. Most students go to school year-round, in Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters, for

374-509: The war, Speed left Chicago. Speed was a financial leader who strongly influenced Louisville's development. He helped to establish Louisville's street railway system and became the president of the Louisville Railway Company . He saw early how significant cement would be in the growth of America, and he became the president of the Louisville Cement Company . He developed and operated large coal interests, and served as president of

396-655: Was increasing in likelihood , Speed worked to keep Kentucky in the Union . He also became a commander of the Louisville Home Guard . Elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1861, Speed became the leader of the pro-Union forces. In 1862 he introduced a bill to "confiscate the property" of those supporting the Confederacy in Kentucky. In December 1864, United States President Abraham Lincoln appointed Speed Attorney General of

418-500: Was admitted to the bar at Louisville , in 1833. In 1841 Speed met fellow lawyer and future President Abraham Lincoln while Lincoln was staying at Farmington , the Speed family home in Louisville, while visiting James's brother, Joshua (whom he had befriended while the two lived in Springfield, Illinois ). During Lincoln's stay, the two lawyers met almost daily to discuss legal matters of

440-832: Was an American lawyer, politician, and professor who was in 1864 appointed by Abraham Lincoln to be the United States Attorney General . Speed previously served in the Kentucky legislature and in local political offices. Speed was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky to Judge John Speed and his second wife, Lucy Gilmer Fry. He was a distant descendant of the English cartographer John Speed and brother of Joshua Fry Speed . He graduated from St. Joseph's College in Bardstown, Kentucky , studied law at Transylvania University and

462-672: Was elected a 3rd class companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in recognition of his service to the Union during the Civil War. Speed died in Louisville in 1887, and is interred at Cave Hill Cemetery in that city. His family's estate, Farmington , is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and while the farm is substantially reduced in size,

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484-498: Was raised there by aunt Lucy Fry Speed, thus always considered a Louisvillian. His parents and siblings were all born in Louisville, and his family was the influential Speed family, which had had a great impact on the city. His uncle, also a James Speed , was United States Attorney General in Abraham Lincoln second term Cabinet and for a short time Andrew Johnson 's. Speed attended local schools in Louisville and graduated from

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