Oct. 7, 1891-Nov. 27, 1968

Charles Edson Adams was a businessman who served on the Board of Trustees beginning on Oct. 25, 1945 and served as chairman, 1959-1963. In 1965, a newly completed mathematics and science building was named after him on Hofstra's south campus. In Sept. 1967, he became Trustee Emeritus.

A graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in engineering, Adams became the chief engineer of the Long Island Rail Road in 1947 and served as the chief engineer of the eastern division of the Pennsylvania Railroad during World War II.

Adams was president of the Harborside Terminal in Jersey City, N.J. from 1949-1959 and served on the board of directors of the Commercial Trust Co. and the Provident Institute of Savings, both in Jersey City. He was also president of the Jersey City Chamber of Commerce.