University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Fredric G. and Elizabeth H. Nearing Scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Fredric G. and Elizabeth H. Nearing Scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fred Nearing (BSEE '43)
Fred Nearing (BSEE '43)

Thanks to a generous gift from Fred Nearing (BSEE '43) and his wife, Betty, the ECE Department will use the Fredric G. and Elizabeth H. Nearing fund to recruit and retain quality faculty.

After graduating in 1943, Nearing worked for Western Electric writing technical data on radar systems including the radar bombing system in B-29 aircraft. After the war, he worked for a couple companies doing lab design, then found his niche in technical sales. "I'm a practical engineer, not a technical one," Nearing said. Before retiring, Nearing spent most of his sales career with Hewlett-Packard and Electronic Instrument Associates.

Faculty Scholars:

Michael L Oelze, Fredric G. and Elizabeth H. Nearing Scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering