Crown Letter: Dale Dougherty — Industry Chancellor
Dear Mr. Dougherty, You coined the word “makers.” I’ve spent 47 years being one. In sixth grade, I designed floating modular cities for a school project. The local newspaper ran a headline: “Wave of the Future.” I’ve been building systems in my head ever since — and now, finally, I’m building them for real. — Jonathan R. Jones, Founder I was a child of missionaries in Tanzania — we left on the last flight before Idi Amin’s invasion. Back in the States, my parents fostered children in our home when I was 8yrs old; for 5 years. We had no television until I was 13 in Montana, so I read a lot, tinkered with everything I could get my hands on, and got good at chess. ...