Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
F. Perry Wilson — 1972
A 1936 graduate in Chemical Engineering, this distinguished alumnus has a long and notable career in one of the nation's leading industries.
As Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Union Carbide Corporation, he is at the helm of an organization that employs 115,000 people in over 100 countries.
He joined Union Carbide as a chemical engineer in the corporation's Plastics Operation. He spent a number of years with Union Carbide Canada Limited and later became President of the Union Carbide International Company responsible for all of the corporation's overseas operations. In 1967 he became a Senior Vice President of the corporation with responsibility for all operations of the chemicals, plastics, and olefins divisions. He was elected a Director and President of the corporation in 1969 and to his present position in April 1971.
His outstanding record as a leader in his profession and as an able executive has brought recognition to his alma mater. Through his efforts, significant gifts have been made to the School of Engineering for strengthening its academic and research programs.
F. Perry Wilson