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'''William Friend''' was the former president of [[Bechtel]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19860730&id=CABXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916,3337447&hl=en |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418095713/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19860730&id=CABXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916,3337447&hl=en |archive-date=2016-04-18 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-28/business/fi-7954_1_bechtel-group |title=Bechtel Group Realigns, Forms Five New Units - latimes |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=1985-03-15 |accessdate=2015-06-14}}</ref> He also served as chairman of [[University of California]]’s President’s Council, treasurer of the [[National Academy of Engineering]], and chairman of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering among others. He graduated from the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (which would later be known as [[NYU Poly]]) as a chemical engineer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://engineering.nyu.edu/cable/issue/spring-2013/news/alumni/good-friend-poly |title=A Good Friend to Poly | Cable |publisher=Engineering.nyu.edu |date=2013-04-18 |accessdate=2015-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616032654/http://engineering.nyu.edu/cable/issue/spring-2013/news/alumni/good-friend-poly |archive-date=2015-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pollack |first=Andrew |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/17/business/business-people-4-executives-are-given-new-posts-at-bechtel.html |title=BUSINESS PEOPLE - 4 Executives Are Given New Posts at Bechtel |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1992-01-17 |accessdate=2015-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BECHTEL'S+BILL+FRIEND+TO+CHAIR+NACME+BOARD%3B+WORLD+LEADER+IN...-a012896041 |title=Bechtel'S Bill Friend To Chair Nacme Board; World Leader In Engineering And Construction Identifies Diversity As Business Imperative - Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.northernminer.com/news/exploration-93--bechtel-active-in-latin-america/1000134444/?&er=NA |title=EXPLORATION '93 - Bechtel active in Latin America |publisher=Northernminer.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-14}}</ref> Bill died due to complications arising from Covid-19 in January 2021. |
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Revision as of 05:02, 26 March 2022
William Friend was the former president of Bechtel.[1][2] He also served as chairman of University of California’s President’s Council, treasurer of the National Academy of Engineering, and chairman of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering among others. He graduated from the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (which would later be known as NYU Poly) as a chemical engineer.[3][4][5][6] Bill died due to complications arising from Covid-19 in January 2021.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bechtel Group Realigns, Forms Five New Units - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 1985-03-15. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "A Good Friend to Poly | Cable". Engineering.nyu.edu. 2013-04-18. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Pollack, Andrew (1992-01-17). "BUSINESS PEOPLE - 4 Executives Are Given New Posts at Bechtel". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Bechtel'S Bill Friend To Chair Nacme Board; World Leader In Engineering And Construction Identifies Diversity As Business Imperative - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "EXPLORATION '93 - Bechtel active in Latin America". Northernminer.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.