Background
Nichols, Basil Bernard was born on February 21, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Otho Carl and Wilma Grace (Smelser) Nichols.
Nichols, Basil Bernard was born on February 21, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Otho Carl and Wilma Grace (Smelser) Nichols.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Tennessee, 1950. Master Business Economics, Claremont Graduate School, 1967.
Engineer, Ryan Aero. Company, San Diego, 1954-1957; project engineer, Daystrom Inc., La Jolla, California, 1957-1961; project manager, Radio Corporation of America Corporation, Van Nuys, California, 1961-1963; manager, Marquardt Corporation, Pomona, California, 1963-1965; chief engineer, Honeywell Inc., West Covina, California, 1965-1968; director engineering, Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, 1968-1976; general manager, Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, 1976-1986; vice president, Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, 1986-1989; director alumni affairs, Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, 1989-1992; management consultant, Santa Barbara, California, since 1993.
President Santa Barbara Newcomers, 1995. Chairman Nationwide United Way Campaign, Control Data Corporation, 1986-1989. Board directors Voyageurs Outward Bound School, Minneapolis, 1987.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1951-1954.
Married Marilyn Lenore Oian, June 21, 1959. Children: Laura Denise, Jonathan Bernard, Noel Edwin.