2000 Alumni Awardee: Brion Wise
Chairman of the Board, Western Gas Resources.
BS, Chemical Engineering, 1968.
After working for Shell Oil, Brion founded Western Gas Resources, a natural gas processing, storage, and distribution company with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. He has served as past CEO of the company and is currently chairman of the board. Western Gas Resources has over 800 employees and total revenues in excess of $2 billion per year.
Voiland School Alumni Awards
Recipients of the Voiland School alumni award are selected by the school advisory board in tandem with the director and faculty. The award is based on accomplishments that illustrate the impact of the education received at WSU in either chemical engineering or bioengineering.