Morrison
Container Handling Solutions president and CEO to
receive ISU PACE award.
During
its annual Homecoming celebration, Iowa
State University’s
College of Engineering
will confer upon Nick L. Wilson of Chicago,
IL, and six other alumni, a Professional
Achievement Citation in Engineering (PACE).
The PACE award was established in 1968 to recognize superior technical
or professional accomplishments in research, development, administration,
education, and other engineering activities; the citation recognizes
alumni/alumna eminently known for their professional competence and creativity.
Wilson (BSChE'67) is president and CEO ofMorrison
Container Handling Solutions,
a company he established more
than 40 years ago that provides packaging solutions for national and
international companies. His eminence in the field led to his recent election
as chairman of the board for the trade association Packaging Machinery
Manufacturers Institute.
Wilson is also an
active member of the advisory council of the Purdue Technology Center of
Northwest Indiana, which provides guidance and perspective to client businesses
seeking to establish themselves in Northwest Indiana
and grow the region’s economy.
One of the most rewarding efforts
in which Wilson
has taken part was the development of the Mechatronics (electro-mechanical)
Engineering Technology program at Purdue University Calumet. He now serves on
the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Mechatronics Program.
At Iowa
State, Wilson participated in a wide range of
extracurricular activities while earning 100% of his college expenses through
summer employment in industry and working as a research assistant at the U.S.
Department of Energy Ames Laboratory. He is a lifetime member of the ISU Alumni
Association and is a past president of the alumni board of Delta Chi
Fraternity.
Wilson and his wife, Nancy, have
five children.
Recipients of the 2011 Homecoming awards will be
honored at the 80th Annual Honors & Awards Ceremony Friday, October
21, at 1:30 p.m. at Benton Auditorium in Scheman Building.
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the ceremony and dessert
reception. For more information on the 2011 Honors & Awards Ceremony, visithttp://www.isualum.org/honorsandawards.
Iowa State University to award alumni Nick Wilson
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