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 Franklin
M. Kreml was born January 11, 1907 in Chicago. He
attended Northwestern University on scholarship, and
while working full-time as an Evanston police officer,
he enrolled at John Marshall Law School, where he
received his Juris Doctor with honors in 1932. During
World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as chief of the
highway division Mediterranean Theater, and held other
important transportation posts, attaining a rank of
brigadier general. He received five decorations,
including the U.S. Legion of Merit and Honorary Officer,
Order of the British Empire.
As an Evanston police officer (1924-35), General Kreml
rose through the ranks to division commander,
establishing an Accident Prevention Bureau that received
national attention for its dramatic reduction of fatal
and serious accidents. This led to the founding in 1936
of the Northwestern University Traffic Institute (later
to become the Northwestern University Center for Public
Safety) and the Traffic Safety Division of the
International Association of Chiefs of Police, both
directed by General Kreml. In 1955, Northwestern
University appointed General Kreml to head a new
Transportation Center and in 1962 Northwestern
University’s board of trustees appointed General Kreml
as Vice President for Planning and Development.
The Franklin M. Kreml Society at Northwestern University
was created to celebrate the legacy of an extraordinary
individual.
Membership in the Kreml Society is open to individuals
and groups who make an annual contribution of $250 or
more. In return for their gifts, members receive special
recognition in NUCPS publications and receive
invitations to NUCPS events. Contributions of $1,000 or
more qualify donors as charter members of the Society.
The names of charter members will be inscribed on a
special commemorative plaque. We are particularly
pleased and thankful for the substantial gift from Mrs.
Barbara Kreml that inaugurated the society.
We invite you to accept this opportunity to become a
member of the Franklin Kreml Society. This organization
both honors the founder of the Northwestern University
Center for Public Safety, and helps us continue his
important work.
To find out how to support our mission with a
contribution to the Kreml Society, contact NUCPS at
800-323-4011 or
nucps@northwestern.edu or click here to download a
donation form in PDF format.
Once again, our thanks to the generosity of the
following Kreml Society Donors:
Charter Members ($1,000 plus)
- Barbara B Kreml, Chicago,
IL
- Alice H. Magos, Wilmette,
IL
- Laimutis "Limey"
Nargelenas, Springfield, IL
- Paul J. Chylak, Niles, IL
- The James M. Rochford
Family, Lincolnwood, IL
- William P. Kreml,
Columbia, SC
- Nancy and Stephen Bloom,
Clarendon Hills, IL
- The Homestead, Evanston,
IL
- Lori A. Hennon-Bell
- Thomas J. Bell, Princeton,
NJ
- NUCPS/TI Alumni Assoc,
Evanston, IL
- George E. Carpenter,
Deerfield, IL
- Robert M. Chiaramonte,
Westerville,OH
- John R.Quinley, Madison,
VA
Regular Members ($250)
- Noel C. Bufe, Harbor
Springs, MI
- Stephen S. Caruso, Lees
Summit, MO
- Kathryn E. Doutt,
Chichester, NH
- Duane "Butch" M. Kramer,
Herdon, VA
- Clifford A. Mann,
Lockport, IL
- Dorothy Ramm, Chicago, IL
- Robert H. Reeder,
Evanston, IL
- Joe Snipes, Jasper, TN
- Robert E. Walker, Chicago,
IL
- Emma M. Wick, St. Charles,
IL
- Mark Zivkovic, Lake
Forest, IL
Other Members
- Robert Adair, Jefferson,
OH
- Frank H. Barrett, Debary,
FL
- James W. Cunningham,
Chattanooga, TN
- Robert W. Donigan,
Kamuela, HI
- Bert W. Johnson,
International Falls, MN
- Albert H. Kimball,
Wethersfield, CT
- Elaine & Eliezer Krumbein
PhD, Highland Park, IL
- David Lambert PhD, Hudson,
MA
- Delbert E. Peterson,
Rockford, IL
- Rosemary T. Seebauer,
Chicago, IL
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