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Outstanding Alum

Winfred D. Nash

BS in Electronic Engineering Technology '76

Title: General Manager, Naval Nuclear Field Division, BWX Technologies, Inc., Lynchburg, VA. BWX manufactures nuclear reactors for Navy aircraft carriers and submarines. Responsible for entire Nuclear Field Division with 1800 employees. Manages a budget of approximately 40 million dollars.

Personal: Married to Patricia; two adult children: Wendy Medeiros and William Thomas Nash, II

Personal Accomplishments: Private Pilot, Instrument Rated • Maintains a private airfield adjacent to home and flies a Cherokee Archer II for business and pleasure Community Commitments: Past Chairman of the Appomattox County School Board and Junior Achievement of Lynchburg • Currently ser ves as Board Member of Central Virginia Industries, Appomattox County IDA and Advanced Manufacturing and Technical Association (AMTA)

Favorite Old Dominion BCET Memory: Listening to Wayne Hart tell war stories.

I taught a freshman logic lab for Bill Thorton during my senior year. I probably learned more from that experience in dealing with people and the importance of preparing myself for being put on the spot than from some of my academic courses.