Boileau Computer Laboratory
Oliver C. Boileau, Jr. and Nan E. Boileau established The
Boileau Facilities and Technology Endowment with their gift to the
University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science. In
addition, their gift met the criteria for the State Matching Program
funded by the Legislature and added additional funds for use in
maintaining and equipping The Boileau Computer Laboratory.
The computer lab is available to all engineering students,
faculty and staff and supports design software and student group
sessions. The computers provide the latest hardware and software to
enable students to perform design projects that simulate the "real
world," and better prepare them for their careers.
Mr. Boileau began his distinguished career in service to the
U.S. during World War II in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific from 1944 to
1946. This was followed by education at the University of Pennsylvania
as an electrical engineer and later at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in industrial management.
His career in national defense began upon graduation from Penn
in 1951 when he worked with RCA on aircraft electronics. He later moved
to Boeing Aerospace and rose to the position of President of Boeing
Aerospace Company in 1973. In 1980 he became President and Director of
General Dynamics Corporation and later assumed the position of Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 1989 he moved to Northrop to
become President of the B-2 Division. In this and subsequent positions
with Northrop Grumman he led the development, design, and manufacture
of the B-2 bomber, a weapon system that remains a critical element of
the country’s national defense strategy.
In recognition of his contributions to our national defense,
and indeed world security, Mr. Boileau had been elected to the grade of
Fellow in the Royal Aeronautical Society of London and Honorary Fellow
in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, served as a
Trustee and member of the Association of the U.S. Army, a member of the
Air Force Association, American Defense Preparedness Association,
National Academy of Engineering, National Aeronautic Association, New
York Academy of Sciences, and the Navy League of the United States. He
has been a member of the Defense Sciences Board of the Department of
Defense, Scientific Advisory Group of the Joint Strategic Target
Planning Staff, and the Board of the Energy Research Advisory Board of
the Department of Energy.
Mr. Boileau’s service to the University of Wyoming is
extensive. He has served on the College of Engineering’s National
Advisory Board including service as the first chair. He currently
serves on the College of Business Advisory Council. In addition, he has
served on the Board of the University of Wyoming Foundation since 1998.
This included serving as a Cabinet Member for the Distinction Campaign.
Our deepest thanks go to these special donors for their
confidence in our programs and their commitment to the improvement of
our facilities.
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