Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
John J. DuPlessis — 1995
This outstanding engineer, a native of Winston-Salem, earned undergraduate degrees in Nuclear Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering in 1958 and a master's in Metallurgical Engineering in 1960.
As a technological and business consultant for Crucible Materials Corporation, he searches the globe for new sources of strategic metals and technologies. During his 31 years with Crucible, he served in positions of increasing responsibility culminating with his tenure as president from 1985 to 1991.
While he was president, the company's business doubled, and it increased its export market from less than one percent of total sales to over forty percent.
Research and consulting activities have taken him to the far corners of the world, and recently he returned from his third trip to Russia. Additionally, he is active in many professional organizations and civic activities. Highly regarded for his business acumen, he has served for the past seven years on the Advisory Council of the NCSU Department of Materials Science and Engineering and has been pivotal in fund-raising efforts for materials engineering scholarships.
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John J. DuPlessis